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Félicien Rops

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Etching of a cloaked figure on windswept dunes beside a nude body lying on sand under a stormy sky.

Le Werwolf

1867

Etching of a boat above four sketched figures: a man in a top hat, a man in a bowler hat, and two women in bonnets.

Les Bateaux

Etched line drawing of a figure in a pointed cap and draped cloth standing beside a tall oval mirror.

Les Bons contes du Sire de la Glotte

Etching in a grid of eighteen vignettes showing women in dresses, dancing couples, men in top hats, and portrait heads.

Les Cythères Parisiennes

Lithograph of men in dark coats and top hats talking around a table in a dim interior, with a glass on the table.

Les Derniers Flamands

1857

Etched ornamental print with a nude woman, cherubs, religious banners, and a man peeking through a door.

Les Exercices de dévotion de M. Henri Roch

Etching of three figures gathered around an open book on a lectern in a dark interior, with French caption below.

Les Frères de la bonne trogne - La Consultation

Etched print of a wreathed bust above dancing figures in top hats, framed by satyr masks, lyres and cherubs.

Les Gaietés de Béranger

Etching of a crowded bohemian gathering under a gothic arch, with skeletons, grotesque figures and a guitar player.

Les Jeunes France

Etching of washerwomen with basins at a riverbank beneath trees, with small face studies along the bottom margin.

Les Laveuses ou Les Lavandières Souvenirs de Barbizon

1889

Etched title page of Les Légendes flamandes showing men pulling ropes that raise a banner with names and a lion emblem.

Les Légendes flamandes

Etching of two winged cherubs, one playing a flute and one reading, flanking a cross of pipes, a cornucopia, and a RIDENDO ba

Les Mirlitons

Dark monochrome print of a misty shoreline with grotesque serpentine creatures in the foreground and tall reeds at right.

Les Monstres ou la Genèse

Etching of pansies, sweet pea blossoms, and two putti in a cartouche-shaped frame with a butterfly at left.

Les Pensées

Engraved allegorical title page with a winged figure, globe, stag head and draped women under a banner reading Les Métamorpho

Les Quatre métamorphoses

Etching of a seated woman resting her chin on her hands, with a reclining figure and a candle below and sketches at the margi

Li sotte Marie-Josèphe

1891

Lithograph portrait of a dark-haired bearded man in a white collar and bow tie, resting beside an open book.

Louis-Joseph-Boniface Defré

1858

Monochrome print of a reclining nude woman with a white drape over her hips against a dark, sweeping background.

Messalina

1889

Etching of elegant women and a seated man in an oval frame, with an allegorical woman and lion above and a reclining figure b

Les amusements des dames de Bruxelles

1881

Etching of two women in an interior, one seated half-undressed in a chair, the other in a hat leaning toward her.

Twee halfnaakte vrouwen

1852

Etched trade card of cherubs around a printing press with a handwritten supplies invoice below, by Félicien Rops.

Adreskaart van drukkerij Nys & Mommen

1878

Print of a standing nude woman with a feathered headdress beside a pedestal and brazier, before a wall of carved masks.

Staande naakte vrouw voor een muur met maskers

1889

Small etching of cherubs around a printing press above a handwritten invoice with itemized costs and a signature.

Handgeschreven factuur van drukkerij Nys in Brussel

1878

Etched invitation with butterflies, a chrysalis and caterpillar above French text for La Chrysalide exhibition, Brussels 1876

Uitnodiging voor de tentoonstelling van kunstenaarskring La Chrysalide

1876

Small etched portrait of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat, centered on a large cream paper sheet.

Portret van een onbekende vrouw

1895

Etching of two women kissing, surrounded by an ornate border of foliage, winged figures, and objects, by Félicien Rops, 1868.

Twee vrouwen kussen elkaar

1868

Etched print of a woman in a basket talking with a man in a tricorn hat, within a rococo frame with putti and garlands.

Gesprek tussen een man en een vrouw

1868

Etched architectural facade with a pediment and pilasters, decorated with mythological figures and inscriptions, by Félicien

Poppenkast gedecoreerd met erotisch mythologische scènes

1864

Etched bookplate with title cartouche, a man on a burning pyre with putti, and figures reading an open book.

Man op een brandstapel waarop vier putti urineren

1864

Etching of a young woman in men's clothing seated with a cigarette, looking at the viewer, with a carved block below.

Jonge vrouw in mannenkleding met een sigaret

1879

Etched frontispiece with a skeleton in a jester cap, a nude woman labeled Vérité, and framed street scenes, Paris, 1864.

Frontispiece: The Dregs of Society (Las bas-fonds de la societe)

1864

Etching of a rooster on a signpost above two muscular figures holding torches and money bags, with a caged bird and skulls be

The Red Iron (Le Fer Rouge)

1871

Etching of a lion labeled Belgicus Leo beneath a frontier sign, with a cherub and scattered papers, and faint faces above.

Belgian Border, Bill of Disorder (Frontiere de Belgique. Billet a Desordre)

1871

Etching of a gothic night scene with demons, a crescent moon, an open book titled Gaspard de la Nuit, and a scroll.

Gaspard de la Nuit

1868

Etching of a seated woman in a headscarf peeling potatoes beside a wooden bucket and a basket of potatoes.

The Little Potato Peeler (La petite peleuse de pommes de terre)

1833

Etching of two men in headwraps carrying a bundle of long branches on their shoulders against a pale background.

The Train of Maris (Le train de Maris)

1833

Small etching of a reclining nude woman with her head resting on one arm, centered on a large cream sheet.

Liggend naakt

1893

Pencil sketch of two cover designs: a hunter with dogs and birds on the left, a shield-bearing woman and seated man on the ri

Cover designs for "Ulenspiegel au Salon"

ca. 1870

Pencil sketch of a bent nude male figure with one arm raised and the other extended, on cream paper.

Study of two figures, one lunging at the other

ca. 1870

Sheet with figures, details of hands and feet

ca. 1870

Pen and ink sketch of a man in a hat leaning forward to push a plow across a field with diagonal hatching behind him.

Study of a man pushing a plow

ca. 1870

Pencil sketch of a nude woman seated with one arm raised high, hair flowing, and the words Liberté pour tous written below.

Liberté pour tous

Pencil drawing of a wooden work table with a tilted drawing board, drawers, and handwritten measurements in centimetres.

Project for a work table

Pencil drawing of a work table plan with handwritten centimetre measurements and blue annotations along the lower edge.

Project for a work table--measurements

Graphite sketch of a man's head in a wrapped turban, face turned downward, with heavy hatched shadow on the left.

Head of a figure wearing a turban

Pencil sketch of two men at a wooden table, one reclining in a chair with a glass and the other holding a pitcher.

Two male figures seated at a table, drinking

Sketch sheet of many small winged putti in varied poses, with a standing man in a coat at the right edge.

Sheet with putti and several figures

Pen and ink sketch sheet with a clergyman, sailboat, tree, reclining figure and lettering reading Anseremme.

Une Soirée Anseremme

1876

Pencil sketch of three riders on horseback with a rough architectural background and handwritten French notes on the page.

Three figures on horseback with indications at right

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of stooping peasant figures and a central loosely drawn group, with handwritten notes.

Sheet with various peasants

Figure study

Pencil sketch of a standing figure in a wide-brimmed hat and long cloak against a shaded landscape with tall trees.

Shepherd

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a high-collared jacket, with loose scribbled hatching around him.

Victor Vanhove

1833-98

Graphite sketch of a little girl with hair ribbon leaning on a railing, skirt loosely hatched, signed upper right.

Little Girl

1873

Pencil sketch of a reclining man beside an older man in a hat, with handwritten notes in the upper right corner.

Study for Uylenspiegel

Pencil sketch of a crowded beach with bathing huts, tents, strollers in period dress, and people playing on the sand.

The Beach at Blankenberghe

1863

Pencil sketch of two soldiers in helmets and long cloaks on an open plain, one with a lion emblem on his cloak.

Two Belgian Soldiers

Charcoal drawing of a standing man holding two mugs in a dim tavern interior, with a seated figure in the background.

Standing man with beer mugs

Pen and ink sketch sheet with studies of heads in hats, a bearded soldier, a draped figure and flower sprigs.

Sketch Sheet

1878

Pen-and-ink letter to Théo with a sketch of a seated figure against a bare tree trunk.

Letter to Theo Hanon, from Rops, signed Fély

Pencil sketch of a bearded older man wearing a checked turban and dark coat, shown in bust length on pale paper.

Man with a Turban

Vertical drawing with three circular panels labeled Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, showing a couple, a ballot box, and a nurse

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité

Notebook with sketches and notes

Etching of a reclining nude on a bed beside a standing man in period dress, with cherubs floating above.

Lupanie