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Chickens in Their Roost

A work made of etching, roulette, and scraping on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching, roulette, and scraping on paper.

Date:

1864–1866

Artist:

Charles Émile Jacque
French, 1813-1894

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Charles Émile Jacque

Title

Chickens in Their Roost

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1864–1866

Medium

Etching, roulette, and scraping on paper

Dimensions

Image: 12 × 21 cm (4 3/4 × 8 5/16 in.); Plate: 14.5 × 23.2 cm (5 3/4 × 9 3/16 in.); Sheet: 33.1 × 45.5 cm (13 1/16 × 17 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection

Reference Number

1927.3742

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