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779 - ROPS, Félicien: Autograph letter illustrated with two drawings and signed "To my dear Léon [Bérardi]," along with an autograph card. No place, no date; 1 page on a double-leaf sheet, in-8° format, black ink on laid paper with a “T” watermark by La Rue & Cie, signed “Félÿ Rops”; 2 drawings in India ink and oil pastel (traces of mounting on the blank reverse side of the second leaf). A witty letter adorned with two beautiful original drawings, closely related to the text. "Let this little cupid ask Friendship to forgive my absence. It is the terrible Minerva, the old Pallas, who is to blame. I am sending you her portrait here; tell her just how badly I think of her.” At the top is the little winged cupid presenting a bouquet of flowers, while a remarkable bust portrait of Minerva wearing a helmet occupies a full page on the second leaf. Enclosed: [Id.]—Author’s note. No place, no date. 1 p., 8.5 x 13 cm, a piece of heavily tinted vellum. A vigorous attack on Belgium and its political class, referring in particular to the painter and deputy Jean-François Slingeneyer: “So let my homeland digest this in peace. What is it lacking? It has Slingeneyer as its deputy! [...]” (2 copies)
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ROPS, Félicien: Autograph letter illustrated with two drawings and signed "To my dear Léon [Bérardi]," along with an autograph card. No place, no date; 1 page on a double-leaf sheet, in-8° format, black ink on laid paper with a “T” watermark by La Rue & Cie, signed “Félÿ Rops”; 2 drawings in India ink and oil pastel (traces of mounting on the blank reverse side of the second leaf). A witty letter adorned with two beautiful original drawings, closely related to the text. "Let this little cupid ask Friendship to forgive my absence. It is the terrible Minerva, the old Pallas, who is to blame. I am sending you her portrait here; tell her just how badly I think of her.” At the top is the little winged cupid presenting a bouquet of flowers, while a remarkable bust portrait of Minerva wearing a helmet occupies a full page on the second leaf. Enclosed: [Id.]—Author’s note. No place, no date. 1 p., 8.5 x 13 cm, a piece of heavily tinted vellum. A vigorous attack on Belgium and its political class, referring in particular to the painter and deputy Jean-François Slingeneyer: “So let my homeland digest this in peace. What is it lacking? It has Slingeneyer as its deputy! [...]” (2 copies)
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