An Animal Hospital (plate 20)
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 23.7 × 17.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 13/16 in.); Sheet: 35.2 × 23.5 cm (13 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
51154
Art Historical Context
In the bustling art world of 1840s France, Charles É Jacque captured the rustic charm of rural life with *An Animal Hospital (plate 20)*, a lithograph from 1843 now housed in the Art Institute Chicago's Prints and Drawings. Jacque, a key figure in the Barbizon School alongside artists like Millet and Corot, specialized in vivid depictions of peasants, farm animals, and pastoral scenes. This plate 20 suggests it belongs to a larger series, showcasing his affection for the animal kingdom—chickens, cows, and barnyard creatures often starred in his works, rendered with a keen eye for their express...