Capital Punishment: The Pain of Death (Todesstrafe: La peine de mort)

Félicien Ropsc. 1880

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Title: Capital Punishment: The Pain of Death (Todesstrafe: La peine de mort)
Creator: Félicien Rops (Belgian, 1833-1898)
Date Created: c. 1880
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 47.7 x 32.4 cm (18 3/4 x 12 3/4 in.); Platemark: 36.5 x 26.5 cm (14 3/8 x 10 7/16 in.)
Provenance: [Conrad R. Graeber Fine Art, Box 66, Glyndon, MD, 10/5/1995]
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.328
Medium: softground etching
Inscriptions: Lower right corner, in graphite: La peine de mort, 125.4; $300
Department: Prints
Culture: Belgium, 19th century
Credit Line: Bequest of John Bonebrake
Collection: PR - Etching
Accession Number: 2014.328

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