Charles Jacque, “La Rentrée”, 1864

Charles Jacque (also known as Charles Émile Jacque) (1813–1894)

“La Rentrée” (The Return), 1864

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching with drypoint and engraving on watermarked laid paper with generously wide margins. According to Henri Beraldi’s 1889 catalogue, this is plate 15 from a series of 25 etchings published in 1864. 

This impression was printed in Paris by François Liénard (active c. 1860s–1880s) and is in the final state. The impression is richly inked and well-printed. Aside from mounting remnants verso, the sheet is in near pristine condition—free of tears, holes, folds, stains, or signs of handling.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 30.6 x 47 cm
• Platemark: 16 x 20.5 cm
• Image borderline: 12.8 x 19.2 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Within the image borderline: (left): “ch. Jacque”
• Below the image borderline (left to right): “CH. JACQUE” / “LA RENTRÉE” / “N°. 15_3.” / “F. LIÉNARD. IMP.”

References:

•  Guiffrey 191(J.-J. Guiffrey, “L’Oeuvre de Ch. Jacque: Catalogue de ses Eaux-Fortes et Pointes Sèches,” 1868, Paris, Lemaire, p. 94, cat. no. 191)
• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1865-0429-162
• Harvard: https://hvrd.art/o/264843
• IFF 294 (Jean Adhémar & Jacques Lethève, “Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: HUMBLOT–JYG,” vol. 11, 1960, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, p. 115, cat. no. 294)—https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5489301d/f127.item  
• Beraldi 191 (Henri Beraldi, “Les Graveurs du Dix-Neuvième Siècle: GUÉRIN–LACOSTE,” vol. VIII, 1889, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, p. 188, cat. no. 191—plate 15 from a series of 25 plates published in 1864)

Price & Shipping:

AU$254 (approximately US$180.86 / €156.57 / £135.23), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

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