Félicien Rops, a Belgian painter and graphic…
December 1884 CE
Félicien Rops, a Belgian painter and graphic artist who has lived in Paris since 1875, becomes a member of the newly formed Les Vingt.
Devoting himself principally to illustrating books, Rops has also published Cent croquis pour réjouir les honnêtes gens (One Hundred Sketches to Delight Solid Citizens).
Among his notable book illustrations are those for Légendes flamandes (Flemish Legends), by C. de Coster; Jeune France (Young France), by Théophile Gautier; Les Diaboliques (Weird Women), by Barbey d'Aurevilly; Zadig, by Voltaire; and the poems of Stéphane Mallarmé.