Collection The Sphinx

The Sphinx

Félicien Joseph Victor Rops, Artist A. Salmon, Printer Alphonse Lemerre, Publisher
Not On View

No Available Image

Image Only Image + Details All Images High Resolution TIFF Metadata
  • About the Artwork

    Please note: This section is empty

  • Markings

    Please note: This section is empty

    This section contains information about signatures, inscriptions and/or markings an object may have.

  • Provenance

    Please note: This section is empty

    Provenance is a record of an object's ownership. We are continually researching and updating this information to show a more accurate record and to ensure that this object was ethically and legally obtained.

    For more information on provenance and its important function in the museum, please visit:

    Provenance page
  • Exhibition History

    Please note: This section is empty

    The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.

    We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.

    Suggest Feedback
  • Published References

    Please note: This section is empty

    We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.

    Suggest Feedback
  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Please note: This section is empty

    A catalogue raisonné is an annotated listing of artworks created by an artist across different media.

  • Credit Line for Reproduction

    Please note: This section is empty

    The credit line includes information about the object, such as the artist, title, date, and medium. Also listed is its ownership, the manner in which it was acquired, and its accession number. This information must be cited alongside the object whenever it is shown or reproduced.

About the Artwork

The Sphinx

1886

Félicien Joseph Victor Rops (Artist) Belgian, 1833-1898 A. Salmon (Printer) French, 1800-1900 Alphonse Lemerre (Publisher) French

----------

sheet: 7 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. 18.7 x 13.7 cm impression: 4 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. 12.4 x 8.9 cm

Prints

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Gift of the Detroit Institute of Arts Research Library

F82.70.2

Public Domain

Markings

On plate, lower left: Felicien Rops del. & sc.

Lower right: A. Lemerre Ed.; lower center: Imp. A. Salmon.

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of:
F.W. Robinson

For more information on provenance, please visit:

Provenance page

Exhibition History

Please note: This section is empty

The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.

We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.

Suggest Feedback

Published References

Ramiro, Erastene. Catalogue Descriptif et Analytique de l'Oeuvre Grave de Felicien Rops. Brussels and Paris, 1887/1894-1895, no. 339.

Mascha, Ottokar. Felicien Rops und Sein Werk. Munchen, 1910, no. 844.

Exsteens, Maurice. L'Oeuvre Grave et Lithographie de Felicien Rops. Paris, 1928, no. 505.

Kindly share your feedback or any additional information, as this record is still a work in progress and may need further refinement.

Suggest Feedback

Catalogue Raisoneé

Please note: This section is empty

Credit Line for Reproduction

Félicien Joseph Victor Rops, The Sphinx, 1886. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Detroit Institute of Arts Research Library, F82.70.2.

No Available Image

More by Artist

No Available Image

Le pays inconnu

Multiple makers

No Available Image

Apres la harangue

Multiple makers

No Available Image

L'Eclipse

Multiple makers

No Available Image

Dans les dunes

Multiple makers

No Available Image

Le fils de Louis XI

Multiple makers

No Available Image

Le verger

Multiple makers

No Available Image

Lion couche

Multiple makers

Related Works

Pentecost

Pentecost

Boucicaut Master

Luna

Luna

Hans Sebald Beham

Jupiter

Jupiter

Hans Sebald Beham

Mars

Mars

Hans Sebald Beham

Mercury

Mercury

Hans Sebald Beham

Saturn

Saturn

Hans Sebald Beham

Sol

Sol

Hans Sebald Beham

The Sphinx
The Sphinx
The Sphinx

1 / 1

Image Only Image + Details All Images High Resolution TIFF Metadata
Close