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Félicien Rops

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Printed page of numbered satirical sketches of Parisian theatre, ball and exhibition scenes with French captions.

Revue du mois

1858

Etching of a seated nude woman writing with a quill, surrounded by cherubs, grotesque figures and flowers.

Rimes de joie

1881

The Old Flemish Woman (La Vieille Flamande)

Pen sketch of a jointed marionette-like figure in a wide-brimmed hat, with limbs hanging from overhead strings.

Study of Patin (recto); Sketch of an Open Book, "Compendium Maleficarum" (verso)

Pen and ink study of a Gothic arched window with lettering and sketched figures around it, for a book frontispiece.

Study for frontispiece for "Les Jeunes France" by Theophile Gautier

Sketches of Six Heads in Profile (caricatures?) (recto); Sketch of Head and Blank Rectangle (verso)

Loose pencil sketch of a standing figure wearing a helmet-like headdress and a draped garment against a shaded background.

Study of a Figure with Headress

Pen and ink sheet with figure studies: a female nude, a man's legs in boots, a torso, and hands, on a stained paper ground.

Studies of Female Nude, Hands, and Male Torso (recto); Landscape (verso)

Etched visiting card with cherubs, a saw, banners, and an acid bottle, advertising printer François Nys, 1878.

Visitekaartje van drukker François Nys

1878

Etching of a seated woman in a bonnet sewing beside a vase of flowers on a shelf.

Rosaire et Rosière

Satirical lithograph of a man in a robe climbing from a cabinet booth beside a road sign, papers, and a rabbit.

Réouverture de la Chambre

1859

Grey wash drawing of a winged demonic figure flying with spread wings and a raised fist against a shadowy background.

Satan créant les monstres

Pencil sketch of a horned figure leaping diagonally above a field of small marks, with falling spheres and a French caption.

Satan jetant à la terre la pature qu'elle attend

Etching of a tall, gaunt figure in a wide hat striding over a dark landscape under a cloudy sky.

Satan semant l'ivraie (Satan Sowing the Tare)

1882

Etching by Félicien Rops showing a central standing woman with hands on chest, surrounded by head studies and sketches.

Satisfaction

Pen-and-ink print of a crowded seaside pavilion with arched colonnades, seated figures, and a flying putto holding a banner.

Scene at a pavilion, crowded with people and putti with globe are floating in air

Monochrome print of a reclining nude mermaid with a fish tail resting on rocks above dark, turbulent water.

Sirène à l'affût

1884

Etching of a woman in a white headscarf seated bent over a table in a dim kitchen beside a lit candle.

Smetse-Smée - La Femme de Smetse-Smée

Etching of a crowded street scene with beggars and figures pressing toward a doorway under a smithy sign.

Smetse-Smée - Les Aumones

Etching of a standing woman in a dark dress holding a fan, set against densely hatched shadows.

Sortie de bal

1876

Caricature lithograph of a bearded man with a large head carrying a book titled Isoline, papers scattered on the ground.

Soubre

1856

Etched title page with lettering over bare trees, showing a reclining woman in a headscarf and a distant plowing scene.

Souvenirs de Barbizon

1876

Etching by Félicien Rops showing a bent figure with raised legs beside a candle and chair, with a small head sketch below.

Spéculum

Print of a bearded man at a reading desk with a standing draped woman beside him, with a caption below.

Kuisheid

1884

Etching of a man in a long coat reading at a slanted desk beside a lamp, with stacked books on the floor.

Man achter een leestafel

1834

Sepia print of a nude figure on a pedestal with a horned head, flanked by skeletal pillars and a crouching beast on steps.

L'Idole (The Idol)

1880

Two-page green-ink print with an allegorical France figure, Eiffel Tower, and palm frond border advertising Paris 1889 exposi

Tableau des curiositée et spectacles de Paris offert aux etrangers par L'Hotel Terminus

Etched print of a man and woman in period dress beside a rose vase, framed by rococo scrollwork with a title cartouche.

Tableaux des moeurs du temps

Caricature lithograph of a grinning man in a wide hat and ragged cloak holding a walking stick, titled Tautin.

Tautin

1857

Print of nude Adam and Eve entwined beside a serpent in a tree, with a Latin inscription and the signature Félicien Rops.

Tentation ou La Pomme

Etched bust portrait of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat with a feather, wrapped in a fur collar, on cream paper.

Tesson humain

Monochrome print of a horned demon on a cross above a nude woman with outstretched arms, flanked by candles.

Le Calvaire (Calvary)

1880