At an Atheist Dinner-Party
1882–89
Medium
Heliogravure retouched with aquatint and soft varnish (vernis mou) in black on thick cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.9 × 17.1 cm (9 13/16 × 6 3/4 in.); Plate: 28.5 × 20.6 cm (11 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.); Sheet, folded: 44.2 × 34.3 cm (17 7/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
49355
About the Artist
Félicien Rops · 1833–1898
Félicien Rops, born Félicien Victor Joseph Rops on July 7, 1833, in Namur, Belgium, to a prosperous textile manufacturing family, displayed prodigious artistic talent from youth. The only child of Nicholas Rops and Sophie Maubile, he received private tutoring until age ten, followed by education at a Jesuit school in Namur (1843–1848), the Athénée Royal de Namur, and the Academy of Fine Arts there...