Charles Jacque
Charles-Émile Jacque (23 May 1813 – 7 May 1894) was a French painter of Pastoralism and engraver who was, with Jean-François Millet, part of the Barbizon School. He first learned to engrave maps when he spent seven years in the French Army.
Also recorded as Charles Emile Jacque · Charles-Émile Jacque · Charles Émile Jacque · Charles-Emile Jacque
Charles Jacque
Charles Jacque · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Born
- 23 May 1813
- Died
- 7 May 1894
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- animal painter, illustrator, etcher, painter, printmaker, photographer, graphic artist and visual artist.
- Fields
- animal painting and animal art.
- Movements
- Barbizon school.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Born — 23 May 1813 • Died — 7 May 1894
Documentary record
Charles Jacque, a painter, graphic artist, etcher, soldier, entrepreneur, woodcarver, engraver, caricaturist, lithographer, draughtsman, landscapist, illustrator, photographer and printmaker, was born on 23 May 1813 in Paris and died on 7 May 1894 in Paris. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names.
Biography
Biography
• Illustration — Sheep in stall Fleeing the Cholera epidemics that besieged Paris in the mid-nineteenth century, Charles Jacque relocated to Barbizon in 1849 with Millet. There, he painted rustic or pastoral subject matter: shepherds, flocks of sheep, pigs, and scenes of farm life. In addition to painting, Jacque was also famous for his etchings and engravings. He, along with Félix Bracquemond and Felix Buhot, is credited with the nineteenth-century revival of seventeenth-century techniques. He began his career as an engraver around 1841 by publishing a series of etchings with Louis Marvy. He followed this work with a series of engravings based on the works of Adriaen van Ostade, after which he began to create original engravings and artworks. Charles Baudelaire said of him, "Mr. Jacque’s new reputation will continue to grow always, we hope. His etchings are very bold and his subject matter is well conceived. All that Mr. Jacque does on copper is filled with a freedom and a frankness which reminds one of the Old Masters." Henri Béraldi distinguished two periods in Jacque's career. The first saw his creation of more spontaneous, Dutch inspired vignettes. In the second, for which he is more famous, he produced larger plates which, according to Fanica, were "marked by the Dutch character of his work". • Illustration — Etching (1848) Jacque also provided the illustrations for numerous books, in particular the Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith; The Indian Cottage, a novella published with Paul et Virginie; Picturesque Greece by Christopher Wordsworth; the Works of Shakespeare; and Ancient and Modern Versailles by Alexandre de Laborde.
Documentary record
According to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, the recorded places of activity of Charles Jacque are Paris and Barbizon.
Family
Family
His sons Émile Jacque (1848–1912) and Frédéric Jacque (1859–1931) were both painters and engravers especially of rural subjects. Another son, Lucien, was executed as a Communard during the French State's bloody repression of the Paris Commune.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Poultry, c. 1855–60, Clark Art Institute, Williamstown • Illustration — Landscape with Sheep, c. 1855–94, Clark Art Institute, Williamstown • Illustration — Interior, 1852, Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Charles Jacque was recorded at birth as Charles Emile Jacque. The authorities additionally record the headings Charles Emile Jacque, Charles-Émile Jacque, Charles Émile Jacque, Charles-Emile Jacque and Charles Jacques. His recorded language was French. 2 children are recorded: Émile Jacque and Fédéric Jacque.
![A cynical doctor describes the contents of his new cough mixture. Coloured lithograph by C. Jacque, 1844., [1844], by Charles Jacque](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0011769/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
A cynical doctor describes the contents of his new cough mixture. Coloured lithograph by C. Jacque, 1844., [1844], by Charles Jacque
Charles Jacque · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
![A man is violently rubbed with magnets. Coloured lithograph by C. Jacque, c. 1843., [c. 1843], by Charles Jacque](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0011767/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
A man is violently rubbed with magnets. Coloured lithograph by C. Jacque, c. 1843., [c. 1843], by Charles Jacque
Charles Jacque · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1813
Charles Jacque born at former 10th arrondissement of Paris.
1894
Charles Jacque died at boulevard de Clichy.
Context
Primary material
Context
The circumstances in which Charles Jacque stands. Recognition and collections. Jacque received Knight of the Legion of Honour and gold medal.
Documents and archives
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- 52907, 1894-11-12, JACQUE (Charles), Art Sales Catalogues Online
Scholarly · Crossref registry
reference work
- “Charles Jacque”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q125409: Charles Jacque
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
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- 1.Acte de décès n°624. Archives de Paris.
- 2.Archives de Paris arrdt., décès année 1894, état civil , vue 24/31.
- 3.Bernard Goorden, Redécouverte de gravures du , Bruxelles, Ides et Autres, 2025 — lire en ligne.
- 4.Gallica BnF, Rapport sur le choléra morbus de Paris, épidémie de 1849, Lyon, Imp. de Rodanet, 1849 (de mars à septembre 1849 : morts).
- 5.« Eugène Boudin », notice artiste, site du MuMa.
- 6.Le peintre Eugène Galien-Laloue fit la connaissance en 1874 de cet artiste de cinquante quatre ans son aîné, et reprit son nom comme pseudonyme peut-être pour le faire connaître du monde de l'art, lui donner une deuxième vie (Noé Willer, Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854-1941), catalogue raisonné ; le triomphe de paris, Paris, Noé Willer ; New York, Alexander Kahan Fine Arts, 1999 ).
- 7.Henri Beraldi, Les graveurs du siècle, Paris, Léon Conquet, 1889, tome 8, .
- 8.Notice œuvre exposée S 1845, base salons du musée d'Orsay.
- 9.Pierre-Olivier Fanica, Charles Jacque, 1813-1894 : École de Barbizon. Graveur original et peintre animalier, Montigny-sur-Loing, Art Bizon, 1995, 288 pages, .
- 10.J.-J. Guifrey, L'Œuvre de Charles Jacque, Paris, 1866 — cité par J. Bailly-Herzberg, Dictionnaire de l'estampe en France 1830-1950, Paris, AMG, 1985, .
- 11.Pierre-Olivier Fanica, , .
- 12.Gravées sur bois.
- 13.Maison fondée en 1836 à Paris par Jacques Alexandre Bixio — Notice, catalogue général de la BnF.
- 14.Philippe Brochard, « Eugène Ciceri (1813-1890) : Peindre, lithographier et enseigner le paysage au », Besançon, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 2020, — sur HAL Open Science.
- 15.Le croisic, ville historique, panneau de présentation de la maison Guillaume André, consulté sur site en octobre 2015 .
- 16.Ce dernier étant né à Montrouge et mort à Barbizon.
- 17.Né au domicile de son père, rue Lepic à Montmartre, il repose au cimetière de Barbizon. (Roger Karampournis, Barbizon d’hier et d’aujourdh’hui, Héricy, Éditions du puits fleuri, 2002, p. 150 ; André Roussard, Dictionnaire des peintres à Montmartre, Paris, Éditions André Roussard, 1999, )).
- 18.Charles Jacque. Le Figaro. 128. 2 lire en. 1894-05-08.
- 19.Plaque commémorative sur la façade.
- 20.État civil de Paris Actes d’état civil. Acte de décès n° 624 (vue 24/31). Archives en ligne de la Ville de Paris. 1897-05-07.
- 21.Deux siècles d'histoire au Père Lachaise. Mémoire et Documents. 2006. 978-2-914611-48-0.
- 22.La Bergerie. www.mnbaq.org. 23 mai 2018.
- 23.Bergère et moutons, notice sur le site du Cleveland Museum of art.
- 24.Roger Karampournis, Barbizon d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, Éditions du Puits Fleuri, 2002, .
- 25.Base Joconde 09630003757 Deux poussins .
- 26.Renaissance du musée de Brest. Acquisitions récentes, musée du Louvre, pavillon de Flore, département des peintures, - .
- 27.collections du musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon - Affichage d'une notice. mba-collections.dijon.fr.
- 28.collections du musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon - Affichage d'une notice. mba-collections.dijon.fr.
- 29.Base Joconde 50110000540 Moutons à l'approche de l'orage .
- 30.Michel Hue. Villes et Campagnes dans la Collection Simonow. Conseil Général du Gers. 2024. 978-2-913834-30-9.
- 31.Base Joconde M0435001276 Repas de paysans dans une grange .
- 32.Base Joconde M0435001270 Repos des paysans .
- 33.Base Joconde M0435001230 Lavandières dans une cour de ferme .
- 34.photo.rmn.fr.
- 35.photo.rmn.fr.
- 36.photo.rmn.fr.
- 37.photo.rmn.fr.
- 38.photo.rmn.fr.
- 39.Base Joconde 50350039147 Bergère debout appuyée sur un tronc, gardant un troupeau de moutons .
- 40.Base Joconde 50350016779 Chien de berger surveillant un troupeau de moutons .
- 41.Base Joconde 50350043173 Hommes et chevaux à l'abreuvoir dans une cour de ferme .
- 42.Base Joconde 50350112415 Paysage avec un troupeau de porcs .
- 43.Base Joconde 000PE001582 Moutons au pâturage .
- 44.Base Joconde 000PE001581 La grande bergerie .
- 45.Base Joconde 000PE001583 Troupeau de moutons dans un paysage ou Berger conduisant un troupeau de moutons en plaine .
- 46.Boeufs à l'abreuvoir. Musée d'Orsay.
- 47.Moutons à l'abreuvoir, JACQUE. Portail officiel des Musées de Reims.
- 48.Moutons, JACQUE. Portail officiel des Musées de Reims.
- 49.Moutons au pâturage, JACQUE. Portail officiel des Musées de Reims.
- 50.Le pont, JACQUE. Portail officiel des Musées de Reims.
- 51.Canards dans une basse-cour, JACQUE. Portail officiel des Musées de Reims.
- 52.Base Joconde 000PE029814 Nature morte .
- 53.Charles Jacque: related objects, catalogue général du BM.
- 54.Troupeau dans un paysage, notice sur le site du musée de l'Ermitage.
- 55.Notice artiste exposant, base salons du musée d'Orsay.
- 56.Notice artiste, sur Artprice.com.
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