Charles-Émile JacqueFrench, 1813–1894The Pig Butcher
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “The Pig Butcher” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 2016.106.2
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Charles-Émile Jacque
The whole life1843
Engravings for Perrault's Fairy Tales
In 1843 Jacque executed steel engravings for Charles Perrault's Tales of Past Times, published by Curmer.
from 1845
Trips to Barbizon with Millet
From 1845 Jacque, together with Jean-François Millet, frequently visited the small town of Barbizon.
1845
Baudelaire's Praise in His Salon Review
In his review of the Salon of 1845, Charles Baudelaire wrote of Jacque: "His etchings are very bold... Everything Monsieur Jacque does on copper is full of a freedom and frankness reminiscent of the old masters."
![Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/8f29e3c9-a289-4d53-abf0-31a66e9e98fa/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ff62e8d0-45c4-498f-ad36-6358de827e04/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
