Blacksmiths

Inscriptions

Signed lower left: E. Jacque

Provenance

Private collector, upstate New York. Bought by the dealer Donald Purdy, Connecticut. Shepherd Gallery, New York. Purchased by the CMA on 15 October 1973.

Exhibition history

Year in Review: 1973. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 17, 1974).

Quick Overview

Artist: Émile Jacque (French, 1848–1912)
Date: after 1887
Medium: oil on fabric
Dimensions: Framed: 140 x 113.5 x 13.5 cm (55 1/8 x 44 11/16 x 5 5/16 in.); Unframed: 116.4 x 89.9 cm (45 13/16 x 35 3/8 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Accession no.: 1973.184

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.