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An exotic doctor magnetises a young woman; her husband looks on. Lithograph by C. Jacque, c. 1843.

A cynical doctor describes the contents of his new cough mixture. Coloured lithograph by C. Jacque, 1844.

Saint Antony Abbot. Etching by C. Jacque, 1845/1847.

The back of a man sitting by a fire to light his pipe. Etching, 1849, after C. Jacque.

A man is treated to a cascade of water in the name of hydropathy. Lithograph by C. Jacque, 1843.

A man is violently rubbed with magnets. Coloured lithograph by C. Jacque, c. 1843.

Poultry of Normandy: cockerels and hens scratching at the ground on a grassy bank. Lithograph by E. Leroux, 1859, after C. Jacque.

A physician prescribing entertainment as a cure for a young woman's nervous illness. Coloured lithograph by Ch.-E. Jacque.

Two men sit in an inn, one smokes while the other lights his pipe. Etching by Charles Jacque and L. Subercaze after A. van Ostade.

A doctor administers an enema to a dog; other bandaged animals sit nearby. Coloured lithograph by C. Jacque, c. 1843.

An old man sitting cross-legged on the ground next to his crutches. Etching by C. Jacque.

Hens of the Cochin breed pecking around a bucket as a cockerel looks on. Lithograph by E. Leroux after C. Jacque.

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Charles Jacque

Images from the collections

Images by Charles Jacque

Works from the collections

An exotic doctor magnetises a young woman; her husband looks on. Lithograph by C. Jacque, c. 1843.

A cynical doctor describes the contents of his new cough mixture. Coloured lithograph by C. Jacque, 1844.

Hens of the Cochin breed pecking around a bucket as a cockerel looks on. Lithograph by E. Leroux after C. Jacque.

A man is violently rubbed with magnets. Coloured lithograph by C. Jacque, c. 1843.

The back of a man sitting by a fire to light his pipe. Etching, 1849, after C. Jacque.

Charles Jacque

Images from the collections

Images by Charles Jacque

Works from the collections

An exotic doctor magnetises a young woman; her husband looks on. Lithograph by C. Jacque, c. 1843.

A cynical doctor describes the contents of his new cough mixture. Coloured lithograph by C. Jacque, 1844.

Hens of the Cochin breed pecking around a bucket as a cockerel looks on. Lithograph by E. Leroux after C. Jacque.

A man is violently rubbed with magnets. Coloured lithograph by C. Jacque, c. 1843.

The back of a man sitting by a fire to light his pipe. Etching, 1849, after C. Jacque.

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