Monk at Prayer

1843

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Drypoint and roulette on cream wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 6.7 × 5.4 cm (2 11/16 × 2 3/16 in.); Plate: 11.4 × 8 cm (4 1/2 × 3 3/16 in.); Sheet: 16 × 11.8 cm (6 5/16 × 4 11/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1927.3699
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Monk at Prayer — Charles Émile Jacque. 1843.

Medium: Drypoint and roulette on cream wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 6.7 × 5.4 cm (2 11/16 × 2 3/16 in.); Plate: 11.4 × 8 cm (4 1/2 × 3 3/16 in.); Sheet: 16 × 11.8 cm (6 5/16 × 4 11/16 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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