Charles Émile Jacque
, French, 1813-1894
Title
Poultry among TreesDate1840-1894
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions
27 x 45 cm
Signedlower left: C E Jacque
Credit LinePresented, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, 1950
Object numberNGI.4243
DescriptionJacque was a French artist who specialised in painting animals. In 1849 he and his friend Jean Millet moved with their families to the Barbizon countryside, to avoid the cholera epidemics sweeping across Paris.They went on to become central figures in the Barbizon Group; a colony of artists that painted rural scenes from nature. Jacque focused largely on farmyard subjects, with sheep and poultry being particular specialities. He also ventured into poultry breeding and, in 1858, published an illustrated manual on the subject.
Exhibition HistoryLines of Vision. Irish Writers at the National Gallery of Ireland, 8 October 2014 —12 April 2015