Jean-Baptiste Oudry

French · 1686–1755 · Painter, Printmaker

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… (Wikipedia)

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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.

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Born 1686, ParisDied 1755, BeauvaisOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q737137 ↗ULAN 500021906 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as Audray, Audrey, Audry, B. Oudry, C. Audrü, Houdrie of Paris, Houdry, J. B. Oudri and 6 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Ducks Resting in Sunshine — **Ducks Resting in Sunshine**1753 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, 1871 — Open Access (CC0)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Dog Guarding Dead Game — **Dog Guarding Dead Game**1753 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, 1871 — Open Access (CC0)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Henri Camille, Chevalier de Beringhen — **Henri Camille, Chevalier de Beringhen**1722 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund,…

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Misse and Luttine — **Misse and Luttine**1729 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw,…

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Dream of Rinaldo — **Dream of Rinaldo**c. 1751 · tapestry: undyed wool warp; dyed wool and silk weft
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Ragotin lie par les parents du fou — **Ragotin lie par les parents du fou**1727 · black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, On trouve le corps mort de l'hote que l'on avait cache — **On trouve le corps mort de l'hote que l'on avait cache**1727 · black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Ragotin enivré par La Rancune — **Ragotin enivré par La Rancune**1726/1727 · black and white chalk heightened with white and with touches of brush and black ink on blue laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, De pastoor en de Dood / Le Curé et le Mort — **De pastoor en de Dood / Le Curé et le Mort**1731
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Een dier in de maan / Un Animal dans la Lune — **Een dier in de maan / Un Animal dans la Lune**1731
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Illustraties voor fabels van Jean de la Fontaine — **Illustraties voor fabels van Jean de la Fontaine**1732
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, De echtgenoot, de vrouw en de dief / Le Mari, la Femme et le Voleur — **De echtgenoot, de vrouw en de dief / Le Mari, la Femme et le Voleur**1732
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, The Pastoral Amusements — **The Pastoral Amusements**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Untitled — **Untitled**1730
Musée des Augustins ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée des Augustins

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Wolf Hunt in the Forest of Saint-Germain — **Wolf Hunt in the Forest of Saint-Germain**1748
Nantes Museum of Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nantes Museum of Arts

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Still Life with Three Dead Birds, Cherries, Redcurrants and Insects — **Still Life with Three Dead Birds, Cherries, Redcurrants and Insects**1712
Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Agen ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Agen

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Still Life with Dead Game and Peaches in a Landscape — **Still Life with Dead Game and Peaches in a Landscape**1725
Birmingham Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museum of Art

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Water Spaniel Surprising a Swan on its Nest — **Water Spaniel Surprising a Swan on its Nest**1740
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Spaniel Seizing a Bittern — **Spaniel Seizing a Bittern**1725
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, The Lion and the Fly — **The Lion and the Fly**1732
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, A Hare and a Leg of Lamb — **A Hare and a Leg of Lamb**1742 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Still Life with Monkey, Fruits, and Flowers — **Still Life with Monkey, Fruits, and Flowers**1724 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Major Acquisitions Centennial Fund — public domain …

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Fables choisies (volumes 1 and 2) — **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
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Silver — public domai…

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Fables choisies (volumes 3 and 4) — **Fables choisies (volumes 3 and 4)**1756–59 · Bound book of letterpress text with etched and engraved illustrations and woodcut vignettes and culs de lampe in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Silver — public domai…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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