Collection of 98 autograph signed letters sent to Félicien Rops by his friend Théodore Hannon. Many of them are beautifully illustrated by the artist and some carry the envelope with Rops' address.
The others letters and documents include letters to T. Hannon from Henry Kistemaeckers (n°81) and Octave Maus (n°82), as well as a handwritten poem (n°94) and two drawings (n°15-16).
Most of the letters are about the two artists' respective works, especially two of T. Hannon's books : "Rimes de joie" (1881) and "Au pays de Manneken-Pis" (1883), for which F. Rops did etchings and drawings.
On this subject see:
D'art, de rimes et de joie. Lettres à un ami éclectique. Correspondance de Félicien Rops à Théodore Hannon. 1875-1887, Présentée et annotée par V. Leblanc, Namur, 1996.
- Paul Delsemme (1999), « Théodore Hannon », in Nouvelle biographie nationale, Bruxelles, tome V, pp. 189-194.
-Paul Delsemme (2008), Théodore Hannon, poète moderniste, Bruxelles, Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique.
- Jean-Jacques Symoens et Henri J. Dumont (2012), "Une famille belge de la Belle Epoque : les Hannon et les Rousseau, leur activité et leur héritage scientifique...", in Les Naturalistes belges, n°93, pp. 1-28.
Handwritten letters from Théodore Hannon to Félicien Rops, as well as several letters addressed to T. Hannon and others documents
: Ms. II 7733 / Théodore Hannon. - Brussels [?], [1875-1892]. - 103 documents
: Some of them contains illustration and drawings by T. Hannon + Some of the letters are accompanied by their envelope. - Collection of 98 autograph signed letters sent to Félicien Rops by his friend Théodore Hannon. Many of them are beautifully illustrated by the artist and some carry the envelope with Rops' address.
The others letters and documents include letters to T. Hannon from Henry Kistemaeckers (n°81) and Octave Maus (n°82), as well as a handwritten poem (n°94) and two drawings (n°15-16). Most of the letters are about the two artists' respective works, especially two of T. Hannon's books : "Rimes de joie" (1881) and "Au pays de Manneken-Pis" (1883), for which F. Rops did etchings and drawings. On this subject see:
D'art, de rimes et de joie. Lettres à un ami éclectique. Correspondance de Félicien Rops à Théodore Hannon. 1875-1887, Présentée et annotée par V. Leblanc, Namur, 1996.
- Paul Delsemme (1999), « Théodore Hannon », in Nouvelle biographie nationale, Bruxelles, tome V, pp. 189-194.
-Paul Delsemme (2008), Théodore Hannon, poète moderniste, Bruxelles, Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique.
- Jean-Jacques Symoens et Henri J. Dumont (2012), "Une famille belge de la Belle Epoque : les Hannon et les Rousseau, leur activité et leur héritage scientifique.", in Les Naturalistes belges, n°93, pp. 1-28.
