"Poules" by Charles-Emile Jacque, Fr., (1813-1894) Chromolithograph

"Poules" by Charles-Emile Jacque, Fr., (1813-1894) ChromolithographEtching, ca. 1860's 70's?, G. 216, Sup. to series A, printed & pub. by Delatre, 5 5 8 x 9 1 4, signed in the plate, printed on thin gray chine colle with a thick white wove support sheet, full original margins, small crease to corner at top left, and some sparse foxing to support sheet, tiny tear to bottom right edge. A rich impression of this print, accompanied by a Raydon Gallery loan exhibition label from the Columbia, S. C. Museum of Art in 1983.

This photo sadly does not convey the rich and sharp contrast of the image as it was taken near twilight

Published in Wein

7-3/4 x 11-7/8

with color notations for the woodcut throughout the image

Ink and Gouache with Wash Transfer

subtle color harmonies and intricate details

Brooklyn Etchers Gift Plate

This bleak Paris scene

dated 1920 and numbered in pencil

but it is reflective of our times and culture

a proof before all letters

Today the "Quartier Des Gobelins"