Sketch of Ferdinand Marinus
Félicien Rops
c. 1857
Medium
Graphite, with red Conté crayon and black crayon, on grayish-ivory wove paper, tipped on cream laid paper
Dimensions
13.9 × 16.1 cm (5 1/2 × 6 3/8 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
49391
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...