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Jean-Baptiste Oudry

93 works

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Painting of hunted game birds, a hare, fruit and leeks before a stone pedestal, with a landscape and sunset behind.

Still-life with Game in a Landscape

1730

Oil still life of a dead hare, a hanging red-legged partridge and two snipe on a stone ledge against a dark wall.

Still Life: A Dead Hare, A Dead Red-Legged Partridge and Two Dead Snipe

1755

Night scene in blue-grey wash: a fox below a tree with two turkey hens on a branch, a farmhouse and wall behind, and a moon.

The Fox and the Turkey Hens

1733

Brown ink and wash drawing of a wild sow and piglets attacked by hunting dogs beside a large tree.

Wild Sow and Her Young Attacked by Dogs

1748

Engraving of a man pouring a chamber pot onto another man lying in a canopied bed, with a candle and chair nearby.

The Adventure of the Chamber Pot, plate four from Scènes du Roman Comique

n.d.

Drawing of elegant figures strolling along a tree-lined park avenue beside a fountain, with a stone arch at left.

Park Scene

1744

Blue-toned drawing of an eagle and a magpie flying over a river, rocky banks, and a distant tower and church spire.

The Eagle and the Magpie

1733

Drawing of a tree-lined park alley with a circular fountain on the right and an arched opening in the distance.

View of the Park at Arcueil

1744

Drawing of a garden doorway with trellis walls, stone steps rising to a balustraded terrace and a flower urn.

Landscape with a Staircase and a Balustrade

about 1744-1747

Engraving of a travelling troupe arriving at an inn, with an ox cart, performers, and a struggle on the ground.

Arrival of the Comedians

n.d.

Pencil drawing of a stone farmhouse with a round tower, a tall tree, a wooden cart and a small thatched outbuilding.

Country Farmhouse

1728

Etching of fishermen with a sailboat, fish basket and nets on a rocky shore, with a cliff and sea at left.

Les Pecheurs ou La Vue du Port de Dieppe (The Fishermen or the view of the port at Dieppe)

c. 1727

Engraving of a man falling from a wall onto a goat as onlookers in ragged clothing gesture around a stone courtyard.

La Rapiniere tombe sur la Chevre (The Plunderer Falls on the Goat, from the Comique de Scarron)

1726

Etching of a deer fleeing from several hounds across a grassy bank beneath a tree, with French verse below.

Le Chevreuil force (The Pursued Deer, a series from Four Hunting Subjects)

1725

Etching of a wolf at bay attacked by hunting dogs under an oak tree beside a stream, with French verse below.

Le Loup aux abois (The Wolf at Bay, a Series from Four Hunting Subjects)

1725

Drawing of a garden balustrade above a reflecting pool, with tall trees and a lattice fence behind.

Lattice Work and Reflecting Pool at Arcueil

1744/47

Drawing of a crowded 18th-century theatre audience watching two costumed performers on a stage.

The Scene with the Tall Baguenodière

1726

Drawing of figures on horseback and on foot gesturing on a country road under trees, with a wagon at right.

Ragotin declaims verses; peasants believe he is preaching

1737

Grey wash drawing of a swan spreading its wings over a nest of eggs as a dog approaches among reeds and plants.

A Wild Swan Attacked by a Dog

c. 1740

Grey wash drawing of a shaded garden path leading to a trellis gate between tall trees and hedges.

View in the Gardens of Arcueil

1744

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of an angry swan with spread wings and open beak on blue-gray paper.

Angry Swan

18th century

Drawing of a sitting hound beside a stool with a bagpipe, prints and books, in black chalk and white on grey paper.

Sitzender Jagdhund neben einem Schemel mit Stichen, Büchern und Musette

1742

Drawing of men restraining a fallen figure beside a cart, fence and horse under trees, in brown wash with white highlights.

Ragotin lie par les parents du fou

1727

Drawing of an interior where a man lies dead on the floor as startled women and a kneeling figure react beside a fireplace.

On trouve le corps mort de l'hote que l'on avait cache

1727

Grey wash drawing of two men conversing in an interior by a fireplace, with a woman at left and a bed at right.

Ragotin enivré par La Rancune

1726/1727

Grey wash drawing of horseback travelers arriving at a stone inn with an arched doorway and hanging sign.

L'Arrivee de l'Operateur dans l'hotellerie

1727

Drawing of a room with a woman by a bed, a chest, an armchair, an open window, and two men at a doorway.

Ragotin dans le coffre

1737

Chalk drawing of a rider and horse tumbling into mud, a figure on a stretcher, a pointing man, and trees in a landscape.

La Rancune en brancard, abattu dans le bourbier

1726

Grey wash drawing of figures on a country road under trees, with horseback riders and a loaded wagon beside a gesturing man.

Ragotin declame des vers; des paysans croient qu'il preche

1737

Etching of a wolf fighting off a pack of hounds beside a large oak tree and a stream.

Wolf Hunt

1725

Etching of several hounds attacking a fox in a wooded landscape beside a large tree and a stream.

Fox Hunt

1736

Blue-toned drawing of a skeleton with a scythe reaching toward a seated old man beside a canopy bed.

Der Tod und der Sterbende

1731