"Coq et Poules" by Charles-Emile Jacque, Fr., (1813-1894) Drawing 5-1/16 x 3-7/8

5-1/16 x 3-7/8

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

friend of Ernest Roth

hidden under mat

signed in pencil verso

"Coq et Poules" by Charles-Emile Jacque, Fr., (1813-1894) Drawing 5-1/16 x 3-7/8Etching, 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.