Alphonse Legros

Alphonse Legros
Photograph of Legros by
David Wilkie Wynfield
Born(1837-05-08)8 May 1837
Dijon, France
Died11 December 1911(1911-12-11) (aged 74)
NationalityFrench, British
EducationMaître Nicolardo, Cambon, Lecoq de Boisbaudran

Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: [alfɔ̃s ləɡʁo]; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist. He moved to London in 1863 and later was naturalized as British. He was important as a teacher in the British etching revival.