Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns
Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns

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Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns

Alphonse Legros, French, 1837–1911
x1948-1139

Information

Title
Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns
Maker
Alphonse Legros
Medium

Black, white and brown chalk on brown paper

Dimensions

42 x 31.5 cm (16 9/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895

Object Number
x1948-1139
Signatures

Signed, lower right: A. Legros

Culture
French
Type
drawings
Subject
pain, thorn (plant material), Christ, heads

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