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Maker(s):Rops, Felicien
Culture:Belgian (1833-1898)
Title:Le Grand et le Petit Troittoir; The Wide and the Narrow Passage
Date Made:1866
Type:Print
Materials:Etching on ivory laid paper
Place Made:Europe; France; Paris
Measurements:mat: 19 in x 12 3/8 in; 48.26 cm x 31.4325 cm; sheet: 9 1/16 in x 5 13/16 in; 23.01875 cm x 14.76375 cm; plate: 6 3/16 in x 4 in; 15.71625 cm x 10.16 cm; image: 5 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 8.89 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Unsigned? Recto: upr. ctr. (in plate): A. Delvau / LE GRAND ET LE PETIT TROTTOIR; upr. ctr. (in plate): A LA COLOMBE / DE / LOGE VENUS / A PIED ET A. CHEVAL; lwr. r. (blue ink): 930 --. Recto of mat: lwr. r., below window (graphite): F. Rops; lwr. r. (graphite): Le Grand et le Petit Troittoir . . .Etching by Rops.
Accession Number:  MH 1991.4.342
Credit Line:Bequest of Helene Brosseau Black (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
This print depicts both angelic and devilish putti everywhere with a banner that reads "A Delvau... Le Grand et le Petit Trottoir" and another below it reading "A la Colombe de Loge Venus A Pied et A. Cheval"; the putti appear to be engaged in a battle.

Subjects:
Etching

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