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Jean-Baptiste Oudry

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1938-66-2
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Jean-Baptiste Oudry was a French Rococo painter, engraver, and tapestry designer. He is particularly well known for his naturalistic pictures of animals and his hunt pieces depicting game. His son, Jacques-Charles Oudry, was also a painter.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (16)

A Panel from a Porticoes Series

1775 · Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave

217.8 × 295.2 cm (85 3/4 × 116 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fables choisies (volumes 3 and 4)

1756 · Bound book of letterpress text with etched and engraved illustrations and woodcut vignettes and culs de lampe in black on ivory laid paper

Book, closed: 49 × 35 × 7 cm (19 5/16 × 13 13/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Book, open: 49 × 74.5 × 6.5 cm (19 5/16 × 29 3/8 × 2 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fables choisies (volumes 1 and 2)

1755 · Bound book of letterpress text with etched and engraved illustrations, with woodcut vignettes and culs de lampe in black on ivory laid paper

Book, closed: 49 × 35 × 7 cm (19 5/16 × 13 13/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Book, open: 49 × 74.5 × 6.5 cm (19 5/16 × 29 3/8 × 2 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Wild Sow and Her Young Attacked by Dogs

1748 · Pen and brown and gray ink, brown and gray wash, heightened with white gouache on light brown laid paper

Sheet: 37.7 x 51.7 cm (14 13/16 x 20 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Small Sword

1745 · steel, gilt and russeted, copper, wood

Overall: 105.4 cm (41 1/2 in.); Blade: 87.9 cm (34 5/8 in.); Guard: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Hare and a Leg of Lamb

1742 · oil on canvas

Framed: 118 x 92.5 x 6 cm (46 7/16 x 36 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.); Unframed: 98.2 x 73.5 cm (38 11/16 x 28 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Fox and the Turkey Hens

1733 · brush and black ink and gray wash heightened with white gouache, blue ink in margin; framing lines in brown ink

Image: 24 x 18.8 cm (9 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.); Sheet: 31 x 26 cm (12 3/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Illustraties voor fabels van Jean de la Fontaine

1732 · brush on paper

width: 259 cm, height: 310 cm

Rijksmuseum

De echtgenoot, de vrouw en de dief / Le Mari, la Femme et le Voleur

1732 · brush on paper

height: 242 cm, width: 260 cm, width: 190 cm, height: 311 cm

Rijksmuseum

Men Attacking Wolves ("Rien de Trop III")

1732 · Brush and black ink, with gray wash and black-and-white gouache, on blue laid paper

31.2 × 26 cm (12 5/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Wolves Attacking Sheep ("Rien de Trop II")

1732 · Pen and brush and black ink, with brush and gray wash and black-and-white gouache, on blue laid paper

31.3 × 26.1 cm (12 3/8 × 10 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Een dier in de maan / Un Animal dans la Lune

1731 · brush on paper

width: 259 cm, width: 187 cm, height: 310 cm, height: 240 cm

Rijksmuseum

Illustraties voor fabels van Jean de La Fontaine

1731 · brush on paper

width: 257 cm, height: 240 cm, width: 189 cm, height: 310 cm

Rijksmuseum

A Wild Swan Attacked by a Dog

1730 · Brush and gray wash and black gouache, heightened with lead white (discolored), on blue laid paper (faded), laid down on cream board

31.9 × 41.4 cm (12 9/16 × 16 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life with Monkey, Fruits, and Flowers

1724 · Oil on canvas

141.6 × 144.8 cm (55 3/4 × 57 in.); Framed: 172.8 × 175.3 × 12.7 cm (68 × 69 × 5 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dode houtsnip (Scolopax rusticola)

1700 · brush on chalk, paper

height: 255 cm, width: 433 cm

Rijksmuseum

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16 published of 16 catalogued · 16 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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Rijksmuseum
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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6 entries · 1 sources

Een dier in de maan / Un Animal dans la Lune
1731 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Dode houtsnip (Scolopax rusticola)
1700 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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A Hare and a Leg of Lamb
1742 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Fox and the Turkey Hens
1733 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Wild Sow and Her Young Attacked by Dogs
1748 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Small Sword
1745 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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