The Watering Hole
1848
Medium
Drypoint and roulette
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 5 11/16 in. (11.5 × 14.5 cm) Plate: 3 3/4 × 5 in. (9.5 × 12.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Loring Andrews, 1883, transferred from the Library
Accession Number
83.1.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
**The Watering Hole** (1848) by Charlesque captures a serene pastoral moment, likely featuring horses gathered at a watering spot amid rural landscapes. Jacque a French artist renowned for his animalier subjects, drew inspiration from the countryside, aligning with the emerging Barbizon school's focus on naturalistic scenes over idealized Romanticism. Created during the revolutionary year of 1848 in France, this intimate print reflects the era's growing appreciation for everyday rural life and the bond between humans (or in this case, animals) nature. Printed in drypoint and roulette on a mod...
About the Artist
Charles Jacque
Charles-Émile Jacque (1813–1894) was a pioneering French painter, engraver, and illustrator whose career bridged the worlds of printmaking and pastoral painting. Born in Paris amid a difficult childhood, he apprenticed at age seventeen to a map engraver, mastering drypoint technique and producing his first etching in 1830—a copy of a head after Rembrandt. After serving seven years in the French Ar...