Art, literature & historyThe Sheep Coming Home
c. 1865
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on light gray China paper laid down on ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 12.9 × 19.1 cm (5 1/8 × 7 9/16 in.); Chine: 13.8 × 19.9 cm (5 7/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Plate: 15.5 × 20.5 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Sheet: 30.6 × 43.3 cm (12 1/16 × 17 1/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1927.3681
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Sheep Coming Home — Charles Émile Jacque. c. 1865.
Medium: Etching on light gray China paper laid down on ivory wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 12.9 × 19.1 cm (5 1/8 × 7 9/16 in.); Chine: 13.8 × 19.9 cm (5 7/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Plate: 15.5 × 20.5 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Sheet: 30.6 × 43.3 cm (12 1/16 × 17 1/16 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.