Alphonse Legros

Communion in the Church of St. Médard

c. 1861

Dating
Approximate date range
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Etching and drypoint on ivory chine
Dimensions
Plate: 36.6 × 27.1 cm (14 7/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 40.9 × 31.2 cm (16 1/8 × 12 5/16 in.)
Collection no.
1985.392
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Communion in the Church of St. Médard — Alphonse Legros. c. 1861.

Medium: Etching and drypoint on ivory chine. Dimensions: Plate: 36.6 × 27.1 cm (14 7/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 40.9 × 31.2 cm (16 1/8 × 12 5/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

Artwork sources