Monogram V L (?) Portrait of Verlaine in profile, known as the velvet collar. 1893. Drypoint. 97 x 128. Fine proof on vellum. Some rare foxing. Full margins. Provenance: Michel Romand (1929-2013), great-grandson of Edmond Sagot (1857-1917). Portrait based on the official photograph of the poet taken on the occasion of his candidacy for the Académie française.