Émile Jacque

The animal painter and landscapist Émile Jacque belonged to a family of artists that included his paternal uncle, Léon (b. 1828), and his brother, Frédéric (b. 1859). The three followed Émile's and Frédéric's father, Barbizon printmaker and painter Charles-Émile Jacque (q.v.). Émile and Frédéric received their academic training in the ateliers of Gérôme (q.v.) and Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889), respectively. Continuing their father's interest in animals, Émile favored scenes of horses in the country, while his younger brother seems to have specialized in cows at pasture. Émile began...