id:			171538
accession number:	2014.328
share license status:	CC0
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Capital Punishment: The Pain of Death (Todesstrafe: La peine de mort), c. 1880. Félicien Rops (Belgian, 1833–1898). Softground etching; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake 2014.328

title:				Capital Punishment: The Pain of Death (Todesstrafe: La peine de mort)
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creation date:			c. 1880
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1885
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creditline:			Bequest of John Bonebrake
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culture:	Belgium, 19th century
technique:	softground etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Eugene Rouir, Felicien Rops: catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie (Bruxelles: C. Van

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CREATORS

* Félicien Rops (Belgian, 1833–1898)  - artist

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measurements: 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.)
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	description:	wove paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Lower right corner, in graphite:  La peine de mort, 125.4; $300
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PROVENANCE

	[Conrad R. Graeber Fine Art, Box 66, Glyndon, MD, 10/5/1995]
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