Artist: Félicien Rops (Belgian, 1833–1898)Title: La cantinière des pilotes (The Girl in the Cantine for Pilots)

Date: c. Suggested 1905

Medium: Rich heliogravure / photogravure capturing the textured depth of Rops's famous soft-ground etching technique.

Depicts a young tavern girl at a counter with a pitcher, a sailboat visible through the window backdrop.

Condition: Good antique condition on heavy-weave cream paper stock. Bold plate impression lines with clean margins.

Minor age-toning to sheet borders consistent with its 120-year history.

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