Object Details
graphic artist
Jacque, Charles Émile
Description
La Cruche Cassée etched by Charles Jacque shows a seated man with a broken pitcher in his left hand, at which he gestures with his right. Shards from the pitcher lie on the floor, and a basket tilts off the edge of the table, on which sits an empty glass. It appears that Jacque is chronicling the kind of mishap that can befall the drinking man. Before concentrating on depictions of rural life, Jacque made caricatures for a satiric magazine. In his prints, however, he presented the life of rural people sympathetically, not satirically.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1844
ID Number
GA.14706
catalog number
14706
accession number
94830
Object Name
print
Object Type
Etching
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
image: 10.9 cm x 9.4 cm; 4 5/16 in x 3 11/16 in
plate: 21.5 cm x 16 cm; 8 7/16 in x 6 5/16 in
sheet: 31.3 cm x 24.3 cm; 12 5/16 in x 9 9/16 in
place made
France
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Ferris Collection
Communications
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Country Scenes
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1003651