Baudelaire and Rops first met through the editor Auguste Poulet-Malassis.

In a letter written to Edouard Manet, May 11 1865, the poet said:
"Rops is the one true artist - what I and perhaps I alone mean by artist - that I have found in Belgium!"

Rops for his part said:
"I was, I believe, not merely a friend, but the most faithful and respectful companion to Baudelaire, I "lightened his sadness in Belgium", as he describes it in a dedication which is very dear to me....".

In 1866 Rops produced the frontispiece for Baudelaire’s "Epaves" published by Poulet-Malassis. Baudelaire found this frontispiece to be "filled with ingenuity".

• Who was Charles Baudelaire (in french).
• Baudelaire also wrote "Les fleurs du mal" (The Flowers of Evil).
• Others Works by Baudelaire may also be consulted.