Félicien Rops

Frontispiece to Les baisers morts

1893

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Soft varnish ("vernis mou") etching, drypoint and roulette in brownish-red on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 10.4 × 6.6 cm (4 1/8 × 2 5/8 in.); Plate: 10.8 × 7.1 cm (4 5/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Sheet: 18.7 × 14 cm (7 3/8 × 5 9/16 in.)
Collection no.
1927.5276b
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Frontispiece to Les baisers morts — Félicien Rops. 1893.

Medium: Soft varnish ("vernis mou") etching, drypoint and roulette in brownish-red on cream wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 10.4 × 6.6 cm (4 1/8 × 2 5/8 in.); Plate: 10.8 × 7.1 cm (4 5/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Sheet: 18.7 × 14 cm (7 3/8 × 5 9/16 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.

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