After his schooling, <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/charles-emile-jacque">Charles-Émile Jacque</a> began work in a notary's office, but he quickly departed to pursue printmaking. Apprenticed at seventeen to a map engraver, he made his first etching the same year, a female head after Rembrandt. Dissatisfied with cartography, Jacque joined the army, where he served seven years. During thi