Art, literature & historyLetting the Sheep Out
1876
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching and aquatint on ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 19.6 × 16.3 cm (7 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Plate: 22.9 × 18.1 cm (9 1/16 × 7 3/16 in.); Sheet: 44.1 × 27.8 cm (17 3/8 × 11 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1938.1562
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Letting the Sheep Out — Charles Émile Jacque. 1876.
Medium: Etching and aquatint on ivory wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 19.6 × 16.3 cm (7 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Plate: 22.9 × 18.1 cm (9 1/16 × 7 3/16 in.); Sheet: 44.1 × 27.8 cm (17 3/8 × 11 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.