Jules Héreau, “Un Maréchal Ferrant”, 1863

Jules Héreau (1839–1879)

“Un Maréchal Ferrant” (A Farrier), 1863

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching with drypoint on fine laid paper with generously wide margins as issued. Plate 79 from the second volume of Eaux-fortes modernes, produced by the Société des Aquafortistes (Society of Etchers, active 1862–1867). It was published and printed in Paris by Cadart & Luquet (Alfred Cadart and Jules Luquet).

The impression is richly inked with strong contrasts and is structurally faultless. The sheet is in near-pristine condition—free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, significant stains, or handling marks.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 31.9 x 44.1 cm
• Platemark: 23.8 x 31.9 cm
• Image borderline: 15 x 19.5 cm

In-Plate Lettering:

• Above the image at right: “79.”
• Within the image at lower left: “J. H 63”
• Below the image at left: “J. Héreau sculp.^t”
• Below the image at centre: “UN MARÉCHAL FERRANT. / Paris, Publié par A. CADART & LUQUET, Editeurs, 79, Rue Richelieu.”  
• Below the image at right: “Imp. Delâtre, Rue S^t. Jacuqes, 303, Paris.”

References:

• IFF 1 (Jean Adhémar, et al., “Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: GUILLAUME–HUMBERT”, vol. 10, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, 1958, p. 297, cat. no. 1) IFF 1—https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5489209c/f309.item
• British Museum: Museum No. 1864,1008.289 (Note: The British Museum archives translate the title as “A Blacksmith”)—https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1864-1008-289

Price & Shipping:

AU$238 (approximately US$165.24 / €144.34 / £123.64), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

To acquire this intimate glimpse into the rhythmic, everyday workspace of a French farrier's shop during the mid-nineteenth century—note the watchful black dog sitting to the left, a traditional woven wicker basket on the floor alongside a dropped horseshoe, and the thick, acrid plume of smoke rising as two men set a hot shoe to the hoof—please contact oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. Secure payment is handled via PayPal invoice for a smooth, protected transaction.

Jules Héreau’s, etching, “Paturages aux Environs de Honfleur”, 1873

Jules Héreau (1839–1879)

“Pastures around Honfleur” (aka “Pâturages aux Environs de Honfleur”), 1873, after a painting of the same composition by Jules Héreau, published and printed in Paris in 1878 by Alfred Cadart (aka Veuve Cadart) (1828–1875) as plate 436 to “L'Illustration nouvelle par une société de peintres-graveurs à l'eau-forte”, vol. 10 (part 2, tenth year) (see: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85276055/f27.item.r=Jules%20H%C3%A9reau%20aux%20Environs%20de%20Honfleur & https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85276055/f27).

Etching with dot roulette and plate tone on laid paper with full margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 31 x 48 cm; (plate) 23.9 x 31.7 cm; (image borderline) 19.5 x 26.4 cm.

Numbered in plate above the image borderline: (right) “436.”

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline: (lower right) “Jules Héreau 1873”.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Jules Héreau, pinx. et sc.”; (centre) “PATURAGES AUX ENVIRONS DE HONFLEUR.”; (right) V^ve A, Cadart,Edit,Imp. 56,B^ard Haussmann,Paris.”

Musée d’art et d'histoire de Genève offer a description of this print: https://collections.geneve.ch/mah/oeuvre/paturages-aux-environs-de-honfleur/e-2015-0443-025.

Condition: a near faultless impression in near pristine condition with full margins as published.

I am selling this superb etching showing sheep, cows and a horse in icy cold pastures beside the sea near Honfleur—note the smoke from ships in port in the far distance—for AU$223 (currently US$153.34/EUR152.74/GBP129.69 at the time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.

IIf you are interested in purchasing this curiously interesting etching from the late 19^th century capturing the bleak outlook on a smoke-laden, bitingly cold day on a coastal farm in the Honfleur region (north-western France)—note the use of retroussage (i.e., a technique employed when wiping the still wet plate to allow ink to “spill” over the lines) to help suggest the effect of iciness—please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.