# Jules Jacques Veyrassat artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T22:09:50.572Z
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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1828-04-12
- Death date: 1893-07-02
- Nationality: French
- Movements: Barbizon school
- Common media: Painting, Etching and engraving

## Portrait

![Jules Jacques Veyrassat](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Jules_Veyrassat_by_Lemercier_-_crop.jpg)
Joseph Lemercier · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jules_Veyrassat_by_Lemercier_-_crop.jpg

## About Jules Jacques Veyrassat

Jules Jacques Veyrassat (1828–1893) was a French painter, engraver, and etcher associated with the Barbizon school. The collected records consistently identify him as a nineteenth-century French artist, while the French-language biographical entry gives Paris as both his birthplace and place of death. Animal subjects are described as a recurring focus, making his name relevant to collectors researching French paintings and works on paper featuring animals. His practice spans painting and printmaking, so attribution should distinguish an original painted work from an etched or engraved impression. Collectors may encounter works under either Jules Jacques Veyrassat or the shortened Jules Veyrassat. Institutional and library profile links support entity matching, but the gathered biographical excerpts are brief. A fuller chronology, exhibition history, and catalogue record should therefore be checked against readable museum or national-library documentation when available.

## Common works and media

The work types supported by the collected sources are paintings and etched or engraved works on paper. Animal subjects are identified as a recurring theme. The source pack does not document named series, standard editions, sculptures, ceramics, or posters, so those categories should not be assigned without object-level or catalogue evidence.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin by separating paintings from etched or engraved impressions and confirming that the attribution refers to the correct Jules Jacques Veyrassat. Animal subject matter is documented, but the source pack does not establish how particular subjects perform at auction. Object-level evidence such as dimensions, date, signature, attribution wording, provenance, and condition would be needed for a defensible comparison. Prints also require examination of the impression, paper, margins, condition, and any edition information. The collected pack establishes identity and common work types but provides no lot-level results, so it does not support a price forecast. When available, comparable public sales should be matched by medium, subject, scale, date, attribution, condition, and sale context.

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3188680
- British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG49702
- National Gallery of Art: https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.3293.html
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/veyrassat-jules-jacques-18281893
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Jacques_Veyrassat
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Jacques_Veyrassat
- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb144479817
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/80839
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/jules-jacques-veyrassat/