Felicien Rops - Félicien Rops - Pornokratès - 1878

Felicien Rops (1833—1898) was a Belgian artist, known primarily as a printmaker in etching and aquatint. He is noted for his drawings depicting erotic and Satanic themes. Rops is furthermore important for being a pioneer in Belgian comics.

Félicien Rops (1833—1898) was a Belgian painter and graphic artist remembered primarily for his prints. Rops attended the University of Brussels. His early work on student periodicals attracted the attention of publishers, and he began to produce illustrations, contributing some of his finest lithographs to the satirical journal Uylenspiegel in 1859–60.