The Old Market at Fecamp
ca. 1865
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 5/8 × 12 5/8 in. (42.3 × 32 cm) Plate: 11 1/4 × 7 7/8 in. (28.5 × 20 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of The Carnegie Corporation of New York, 1930
Accession Number
63.704.8
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant bustle of 19th-century Normandy with *The Old Market at Fecamp*, an exquisite etching by French artist Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart, created around 1865. Jacquemart, a master etcher celebrated for his intricate depictions of everyday French life and architecture, captures the lively energy of this coastal town's historic market. The scene likely teems with vendors, shoppers, and the architectural charm of Fecamp, offering a window into the social fabric of Second Empire France, where markets were the heart of community commerce. Rendered in etching—a precise intaglio techn...
About the Artist
Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart · 1837–1880
**Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart: Master Etcher and Watercolorist** Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart was born on September 7, 1837, in Paris to Albert Jacquemart, a prominent art collector, ceramics historian, and amateur artist, and Louise Émilie Labbé. The third of four children, he received his initial training in etching from his father, who had no formal master himself and emphasized self-taught preci...