Portrait study of Constantine Alexander Ionides
Drawing
ca. 1870s (drawn)
ca. 1870s (drawn)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In 1863 the French artist Alphonse Legros was encouraged to come to London by his friend James McNeill Whistler, who introduced him to the Ionides family. Constantine Ionides became a friend and one of Legros' greatest patrons. Legros became a trusted advisor, who exerted a great influence over the development of Ionides' collection. Legros was a distinguished portraitist, and probably made this small sketch of his friend at some point in the 1870s.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Portrait study of Constantine Alexander Ionides |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil touched with red chalk |
| Brief description | Portrait sketch by Alphonse Legros of C.A. Ionides, ca.1860s |
| Physical description | Small sketch study of the head of a man looking towards the left. He has dark hair in a side parting and a dark beard. The background is shaded. |
| Style | |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides |
| Object history | Bequeathed by C.A. Ionides, 1900 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | In 1863 the French artist Alphonse Legros was encouraged to come to London by his friend James McNeill Whistler, who introduced him to the Ionides family. Constantine Ionides became a friend and one of Legros' greatest patrons. Legros became a trusted advisor, who exerted a great influence over the development of Ionides' collection. Legros was a distinguished portraitist, and probably made this small sketch of his friend at some point in the 1870s. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CAI.1158 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2008 |
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