"Coq et Poules" by Charles-Emile Jacque, Fr., (1813-1894) Drawing signed & inscribed in pencil

signed & inscribed in pencil

9-13/16 x 7-7/16

Denker's substantial catalogue

This series of etchings he executed documenting the ravages of the Franco Prussian War and Seige of Paris are marvels of precise observation

on cream wove Van Gelder Zonen Holland paper

"Coq et Poules" by Charles-Emile Jacque, Fr., (1813-1894) Drawing signed & inscribed in pencilEtching, ca. 1864, G. 201, 1st. edition before letters, 6 13 16 x 8 1 2, signed in the plate, printed on thin gray chine colle with a thick white wove support sheet, full original margins, scattered foxing to support sheet. Both states I & II of this print are in the Samuel P. Avery Print Collection at the NY Public Library. A beautiful, crisp impression of this print, in a rare proof before letters.