Maturity
1887
Medium
Aquatint, soft varnish ("vernis mou") and drypoint on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 17.4 × 13.3 cm (6 7/8 × 5 1/4 in.); Plate: 19.1 × 14.9 cm (7 9/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 25.6 × 18.7 cm (10 1/8 × 7 3/8 in.)
Classification
aquatint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
49366
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...