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Maker(s):Rops, Felicien, after
Culture:Belgian (1833-1898)
Title:Les Diaboliques: Le Vol et la Prostitution dominant le Monde; The Devilish Ones: Larceny and Prostitution Rule the World
Date Made:1905
Type:Print
Materials:Heliogravure on cream laid paper
Place Made:Europe
Measurements:Sheet: 17 9/16 in x 12 3/8 in; 44.6 cm x 31.4 cm; Plate: 12 in x 8 7/8 in; 30.5 cm x 22.5 cm; Image: 9 5/8 in x 6 11/16 in; 24.4 cm x 17 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Recto: lwr. l., sideways (graphite): 29; upr. l. (in plate): LE VOL ET LA PROSTITUTION DOMINANT LE MONDE.; lwr. r. (in plate): F. Rops; lwr. r. (graphite): Diaboliques: Le Vol et la prostitution dominant le monde. Verso: lwr. r. (graphite): E. No. 1069 1st State (Hel.).
Accession Number:  MH 1991.4.345
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 a nude woman with cloven feet facing left; a male figure with hat, dark clothes and cloven feet behind her; he is holding her dress around her legs; both are standing on top of the world with a starry sky above.
From suite des "Diaboliques".

Subjects:
Photogravures

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