Sleeping Scholar (Le savant endormi) 

“Sleeping Scholar” (Le savant endormi) is an etching by Alphonse Legros, a prominent French artist who worked in England. The artwork portrays a scholar asleep at his desk, suggesting the exhaustion and perhaps even sacrifice, associated with a life of learning. The somber tone of the etching, highlighted by the use of dark lines and shading, captures the quiet solemnity of the scene.