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Félicien Rops

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Satirical 1861 print of a nun and caricatured men beside a sign reading Instruction Religieuse at a girls' boarding school.

Pensionnat de petites filles

1861

Etching of a nude woman with a fan and hand mirror, drawn in loose dark hatching on a pale paper ground.

Perle d'Alabaceyn ou L'Espagne des Collégiens

Etching of a standing young woman in a white coif and dark bodice, with loose hatched lines around her figure.

Petite Bretonne

Print of a woman seen from behind standing in a dark room, lit by light from a window at the sides.

Petite sorcière

1879

Etching of a standing nobleman in plumed hat and ornate costume with a rapier, before a tapestry of a battle scene.

Le Sire de Lumey

1869

Bust of a Woman Wearing a Lorgnette around her Neck

1843

Drawing of a nude woman bound to a cross marked Eros, with a kneeling monk, skeletal infants and a dog.

The Temptation of St Anthony

1878

Charcoal drawing of a skeleton rising from a bare tree with cherubs above and a swan cartouche below.

Definitieve tekening voor het frontispice Les Epaves van Charles Baudelaire

1866

Etching of an elderly woman sewing in a cluttered room by a window, with a cat, caged bird and guitar on the walls.

Old Woman with a Needle

September 1876

Small etched portrait of a man in a tricorn hat, centered on a large cream paper sheet with a handwritten label.

Hoofd van mannelijke acteur met steek

1895

Etching of a man leaning over a rowboat on a misty river with trees and oars in the foreground.

July

n.d.

Dark print of an elderly woman in a patterned shawl beside a figure sprawled on the floor, on cream paper.

For You General!

n.d.

Etching of nude cherubs around a wooden printing press, with bottles labeled for etching lessons and banners reading Imprimer

The Press

1878

Etching of a smiling older soldier in a feathered shako hat lifting a striped jug over a wooden table.

The Drinker

1867

Etching of a nude woman lying on a dune while a cloaked figure with a pole stands on a ridge under a stormy sky by the sea.

The Werewolf

c. 1867

Etching of a seated nude woman reading a book labeled Rimes de Joie, surrounded by cherubs, flowers and drapery.

Frontispiece for Rimes de Joie

1881

Etching of a nude woman seen from behind beside a mirror, with a fur at her feet and a flower in her hair.

Standing Woman with a Fur

1879

Print of a reclining nude woman beside a heavy draped curtain, with hands gripping the fabric in the lower corner against a d

The Crimson Curtain

n.d.

Dark print of a nude woman reclining on a table beside a candle and a tall harp, with faint lettering above.

At an Atheist Dinner-Party

1882-89

Etching of a nude woman embraced by a horned figure beside a serpent and tree, with Latin inscription, by Félicien Rops.

Temptation or the Apple

n.d.

Monochrome print of a winged sphinx-like woman with spread wings on a pedestal, signed by Félicien Rops.

Parallelism

n.d.

Etching of a nude figure drawing a dark cloth before an Egyptian-style statue, columns, and lotus flowers.

The Modesty of Sodom

1888

Etching by Félicien Rops titled Maturité showing a woman in a dark hat with surrounding sketches of figures and a tree.

Maturity

1887

Etching by Félicien Rops showing a nude woman with cranes, surrounded by smaller sketches of women and a reclining figure.

A Document on the Impotence of Love

1894

Etched vignette of a reclining woman with an open fan and a winged figure above her, with handwritten dedication below.

Flirt

1894

Etched print of a man in a plumed hat holding a quill beside a book inscribed Félicien Rops, with handwritten French text.

The Muse of Félicien Rops

1895

Etching of a seated man in evening dress beside a nude woman holding a drape, with a clothed woman behind them under a lamp.

Between Acts or the Englishwoman of the New Ballet

n.d.

Drawing of a nude woman in a jester cap holding a flaming crowned mask, surrounded by grimacing masks and a stone pedestal.

Modern Masks

1889

Sketch of Ferdinand Marinus

c. 1857

Etching by Félicien Rops showing many overlapping sketched heads and faces, several wearing hats, arranged across a rectangul

Hodgepodge

late 19th century

Etched frontispiece showing a reclining nude woman on a canopied bed, with putti, attendants and a banner reading La messe de

Frontispiece to La messe de Gnide

1881

Etched frontispiece with a woman in a hooped skirt and a man in a tricorn hat within rococo floral framing and a title cartou

Frontispiece to Margot la Ravaudeuse

1868

Etched frontispiece with an embracing couple, cherubs and scrolling ornament, with a ribbon reading Point de lendemain.

Frontispiece for Point de lendemain

1867

Pale tinted print of a man in a cap leaning over a desk beside a standing woman in a white robe.

Naakte vrouw leunt over het boek van een door een vergrootglas lezende oude man

1884

Small hand-colored print of a standing woman with bare torso, feathered hat and draped skirt, signed Félicien Rops.

Vrouw met ontbloot bovenlijf

1843

Sepia print of a nude woman at a piano while a servant in a long dress carries a tray with a cup into the room.

Bediende brengt drinken naar naakte jonge vrouw aan een piano

1843

Monochrome print of a seated woman beside a barred cage, with a figure raising an arm against a shaded hill.

Naakte jonge vrouw en deels naakte oudere vrouw bij een kooi met putti en een jonge faun

1843

Sepia print of an elderly woman in a white cap peeling potatoes in a dim kitchen beside a basket and copper pot.

Oude vrouw schilt aardappels in de keuken

1843

Small tinted print of a nude woman with hair in a bun, seated and leaning forward among grass, on a tan mount.

Naakte vrouw klimt in bed

1876

Etching of a standing horse in a field with a grazing horse in the distance and birds flying across a cloudy sky.

Paard in landschap

1843

Etching of a draped woman with windblown hair standing on top of a globe against a hatched dark sky.

Vrouwenfiguur op vier hoeven op een globe

1886

Charcoal sketch of a kneeling woman with a sack beneath a jester holding a quill pen atop a boulder marked 1861.

Geknielde vrouw draagt een zak op haar rug met bovenop een narrenfiguur met schrijfveer

1861

Etching of a worker with a scythe cutting grass in a field, with small head studies below.

Toil, II

n.d.

Etching of a woman in a feathered hat holding a tray with a caricature head, a ribbon reading Academie beside her.

Modernity

1883

Etching of a young Breton woman in a white headdress and dark embroidered vest, standing with her hands at her sides.

Young Breton Woman

n.d.

Etching showing a banner of figures labeled Cabinet Satirique above a lower scene of costumed men, women, and a seated vendor

Le cabinet satyrique

1864

Etching of a woman seen from behind, wearing a hat with a ribbon and a dark dress with a light collar, against a black backgr

The Model

1874

Middle-Class

n.d.

Etching of a winged siren-like sea creature beneath a stone bridge arch, with two figures leaning on the parapet above.

The Siren

n.d.

Etching of a seated winged-helmeted female warrior with flowing hair, birds in the sky, by Félicien Rops, 1882.

Warrior

1882

Small etching of a woman in a patterned headscarf with bowed head against a dark hatched background, on a cream sheet.

Flemish Market-Gardener

n.d.

Small dark etching of a smiling old woman in a light head covering, turned to one side against a black background.

Vieille gouge

1889

Etching of a reclining woman in a feathered hat and patterned dress against a patterned cushion, by Félicien Rops.

Woman with a Scottish Hat

1865

First Step

1883

Seated Man with Extended Left Arm

n.d.

Etched caricature of a seated man on a Constitution book watching a rabbit puppet in a theatre, with Chronique lettering abov

Karikatuur van een man die op de grondwet naar poppenspel zit te kijken

1870

Etched title page: a woman in a headscarf reclines under a bare tree whose branches form lettering, with a plowing scene beyo

Vrouw op klompen ligt onder een boom te rusten

1875

Etching of a woman in a headscarf and apron working at a spinning wheel in a dim interior, with a basket on the floor.

Vrouw aan een spinnewiel

1876

Etching of a standing man seen from behind in a dark interior with a window and shelves, by Félicien Rops.

Gehangene in de smidse

1880

Etching of an old man reading at a desk in a cluttered study beneath a hanging lamp, with books and a top hat on the floor.

Oude man leest in een studeerkamer

1881

Small etching of a sphinx with a human head and a large curved wing on an ornamented pedestal, on a cream sheet.

Sfinx

1886

Etching of a reclining nude woman partly behind a curtain, with a shadowy figure beside her, by Félicien Rops, 1886.

Liggende naakte vrouw, deels achter een gordijn

1886

Etching of a seated nude woman with a shadowy cloaked male figure looming behind her, by Félicien Rops, 1886.

Zittende naakte vrouw met daarachter de schim van Don Juan

1886

Etching of a standing woman in a long dark gown beside a wall panel inscribed with the words 'Le dessous de cartes d'une part

Vrouw staand op een kinderlijk

1886

Etching of a Medusa mask on a pillar, entwined with snakes, an embracing couple above and a cloaked figure below.

Beeld van een door een dode slang omkruld zoenend koppel achter een Medusamasker waarnaar een figuur reikt

1886

Etching of a nude woman with a small horned figure standing on a globe under a starry night sky, titled Postface.

Naakte vrouwenfiguur met vier hoeven op een globe voor een sterrenhemel

1886

Lithograph of a stout man in a boater hat at a cloakroom counter as an attendant holds out his cane. Caption below.

Menus propos

published May 24, 1857

Lithograph of men in dark coats and top hats conversing at a crowded tavern table, with a woman in a headscarf behind them.

The Last Flemish, I

March 1857

Lithograph of an older man leaning on a shovel in a wooded garden beside a stone wall and iron gate.

Portrait of Monsieur Dubois, curate of St. Pierre...

1857

Lithograph of a man in a top hat and dark coat, hands clasped, with French verse printed below.

Poetry IV

December 1856

Etching of a seated nude woman wearing a bonnet and stockings, with radiating hatched lines behind her.

Peuple

Etched circular plate showing a witch flying on a broomstick over hatched ground, with the title Pigeon-Vole in mirrored lett

Pigeon-Vole

Etching by Félicien Rops showing a standing man in a coat, a head sketch, a rower in a boat, and mirrored lettering.

Pigeon-vole et La femme en toilette de ville

Etching of a seated elderly woman in a white headscarf and dark cloak, hands clasped, set against loose hatched lines.

Pilier d'église

Irregular dark grainy tonal mass with feathered edges on a pale paper ground, resembling a soft-ground etching test.

Planche d'essai de Vernis Mou

Grey etching trial proof with a sketched tree at left, a small figure at lower right, and loose ink washes on pale paper.

Planche d'essais dite: Petite étude à l'arbre

Etched print with scattered sketches of faces and heads, one of an old woman in a headscarf, in the lower half of a pale shee

Planche d'essais à la vieille femme

Planche d'essais. Croquis par Rops et Hannon

Etching study with sketched male heads in hats, vertical hatching, bare trees at the bottom, and handwritten inscriptions.

Planche d'étude

Etching of a woman in a long dress playing an upright piano, with a sketch of a seated cat and a bottle above.

Planche d'études dite: La Femme au piano

Planche des quatre peintres ou Chez de Bériot

Etching of a young woman with a plumed hat holding a fan, facing an older woman in a bonnet who gestures beside her.

Plénipotentiaire

1875

Etching of a reclining nude couple embracing beneath cherubs and scrollwork, with a banner reading Point de lendemain.

Point de lendemain

Etching by Félicien Rops showing a winged siren on a shore flanked by two Isis panels with nude figures and French captions.

Poisson rare

1876

Etching of a standing woman carrying a large basket on her back, hands raised to her headscarf, with hatched shading.

Porteuse de poisson

Jonge vrouw met waaier

1875

Seated woman in dark bodice and pale skirt, hands resting on her knee, against a shadowy background, printed on a cream sheet

Vrouw met kousenband

1843

Etching of a female circus performer in striped shorts leaning on a trapeze bar beside a drum, signed Félicien Rops.

Vrouwelijke circusartiest leunt op een trapeze

1880

Etching of a seated woman in a dark hat and long dress holding an open book, with handwritten French verses beside her.

Zittende vrouw met een boek

1879

Etching of a nude woman with a laurel wreath writing on a tablet while a winged figure peers from behind it.

Naakte vrouw met lauwerkrans schrijft op een plaat

1843

Etching of a crowded street with beggars and cripples gathering at a doorway under a stone sign reading Smetse See.

Aalmoezen van Smetse See

1858

Etching of an elderly woman in a headscarf seated bent forward on a chair in a dim kitchen beside a candle.

Vrouw van Smetse Smee op een stoel in de keuken

1858

Playbill for 1895 theatre performances with a Félicien Rops drawing of a man swinging an axe beside a tree.

L'Ecole de l'idéal; Le Petit Eyolf

1895

Etched allegory of sins: a skeleton with branching arms forms a tree, with skeletal figures and labeled vices below.

Allegorie op zonden met een skelet waaruit takken ontspruiten

1866

Etching of many putti climbing a draped curtain beneath a title cartouche, with flaming hearts and a chariot at the bottom.

Grote groep putti voor een gordijn

1866

Etching of a hanging figure beneath a bell among dark wooden beams, with crows and pale openings in the background.

Gehangene in een klokkentoren

1869