Landscape with Herd of Pigs
Medium
Etching on cream China paper laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 13.1 × 21.5 cm (5 3/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Chine: 14.2 × 22.1 cm (5 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.); Plate: 17 × 25.4 cm (6 3/4 × 10 in.); Sheet: 30.6 × 43.5 cm (12 1/16 × 17 3/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
45644
Art Historical Context
Charles Émile Jacque's *Landscape with Herd of Pigs (1845) is a charming etching that captures the rustic charm of 19th-century French countryside life. Printed on delicate cream China paper down on ivory wove, this intimate work measures just 13.1 × 21.5 cm for the image itself, inviting close viewing to appreciate its fine details. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings department, it exemplifies Jacque's mastery of etching—a technique where acid etches intricate lines into a metal plate allowing for rich textures and tonal depth that mimic the softness of fur and foliage. ...