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| Artist / Maker | Charles-Émile Jacque |
|---|---|
| Date | 1859 |
| Culture / Origin | France, 19th century |
| Medium | etching |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 49.6 x 65.4 cm (19 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.); Platemark: 39 x 53 cm (15 3/8 x 20 7/8 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
After his schooling, Charles-Émile Jacque began work in a notary's office, but he quickly departed to pursue printmaking. Apprenticed at seventeen to a map engraver, he made his first etching the same year, a female head after Rembrandt. Dissatisfied with cartography, Jacque joined the army, where he served seven years. During this time he prepared the lithographic album Militairiana (1840), praised by poet and critic Charles Baudelaire for the frankness of its caricatures of military life. Jacque worked in London… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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