Charles JACQUE
1813 - 1894
Portrait of Jules Luquet
1866
Original pure etching
313 × 236 mm, margins 402 × 305 mm
Fine and rare impression on cream laid paper, of the first state (of 6), prior to the aquatint works and the many reworks, signed and annotation with pencil under the border line 1er état eau forte pure, yellowed sheet, very slight rust spots and dusting on the margins
Provenance: H. Giacomelli (Lugt 1311)
Référence: P. Prouté 332 i/vi, IFF 332
Art collector and art merchant, Jules Luquet was also the co-founder with Alfred Cadart of the print publishing company Cadart et Luquet. They are the publishers of the Société des Aqua-Fortistes, Eaux-fortes modernes, Publication d’oeuvres originales et inédites, 60 gravures à l’eau-forte par an (1862- 1867).