Herd of Cows Coming Out of a Wood

1849

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Etching, engraving and drypoint on cream China paper laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 6 × 8.6 cm (2 3/8 × 3 7/16 in.); Chine: 6.6 × 9.1 cm (2 5/8 × 3 5/8 in.); Plate: 7 × 9.4 cm (2 13/16 × 3 3/4 in.); Sheet: 21.6 × 30.9 cm (8 9/16 × 12 3/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1927.3663
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Herd of Cows Coming Out of a Wood — Charles Émile Jacque. 1849.

Medium: Etching, engraving and drypoint on cream China paper laid down on ivory wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 6 × 8.6 cm (2 3/8 × 3 7/16 in.); Chine: 6.6 × 9.1 cm (2 5/8 × 3 5/8 in.); Plate: 7 × 9.4 cm (2 13/16 × 3 3/4 in.); Sheet: 21.6 × 30.9 cm (8 9/16 × 12 3/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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