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Pornocrates (The Lady with the Pig)
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Pornocrates (The Lady with the Pig)

Félicien Rops
1878
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The story

When it was shown at the 1886 exhibition of the Cercle des XX, the avant-garde group Rops belonged to, it was received with indignation and scandal. An early owner was the Belgian jurist Edmond Picard.

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Object details

Title
Pornocrates (The Lady with the Pig)
Artist
Félicien Rops
Date
1878
Culture
Belgian
Medium
Gouache, watercolour and pastel on paper
Object type
Drawings
Collection
Musée Félicien Rops, Namur
Credit line
Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number
EFA.0176
Original image
1938 × 3000 px
Source record
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License evidence
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