Art, literature & historyThe Drinker
1867
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on gray chine, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
- Dimensions
- Image: 21 × 13.4 cm (8 5/16 × 5 5/16 in.); Plate: 24.1 × 16 cm (9 1/2 × 6 5/16 in.); Primary support: 22.8 × 15.1 cm (9 × 6 in.); Secondary support: 29.7 × 22.1 cm (11 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1927.5266
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Drinker — Félicien Rops. 1867.
Medium: Etching on gray chine, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé). Dimensions: Image: 21 × 13.4 cm (8 5/16 × 5 5/16 in.); Plate: 24.1 × 16 cm (9 1/2 × 6 5/16 in.); Primary support: 22.8 × 15.1 cm (9 × 6 in.); Secondary support: 29.7 × 22.1 cm (11 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.