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Jean-Baptiste Oudry

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.

Louis XV, king of France, often called Jean-Baptiste Oudry to Versailles to paint the royal hounds--in the king's presence. "Monsieur Oudry had acquired such a habit of conversing with high-ranking persons and of working in their presence that he painted as calmly at the court as he would in his own studio," marveled a contemporary. Though his father was a painter and art dealer, Oudry's first serious training came from portrait painter Nicolas de Largillière. By about 1720, the young man was concentrating on animals, hunts, and landscapes. He became a member of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1719 and a professor there in 1743.

From 1726 Oudry had great success designing tapestries. In 1734 he was named director of the Beauvais tapestry manufactory, which he re-established by bringing in artists like François Boucher. Two years later, he became director of the Gobelins manufactory. Supervising all tapestry production gave Oudry considerable influence on French decorative arts. He also had a large studio and was literally overwhelmed by commissions. His clients included Czar Peter the Great of Russia and the queen of Sweden. Oudry's work was marked by attention to detail combined with freedom of execution. A master of chiaroscuro, he maintained a lifelong interest in light and reflections.

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Henri Camille,Chevalier de Beringhen

Henri Camille,Chevalier de Beringhen (1722)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
Water Spaniel Confronting a Heron 

Water Spaniel Confronting a Heron  (1722)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
Der Tod und der Sterbende

Der Tod und der Sterbende (1731)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
Jupiter transformed into a bull

Jupiter transformed into a bull (1732)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
Porcupine

Porcupine (1730s)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
L’hallali du loup

L’hallali du loup (1725)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
Le Petit-Pont, après l’incendie de 1718

Le Petit-Pont, après l’incendie de 1718 (1718)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
Angry Swan

Angry Swan (18th century)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
Trophy

Trophy (mid to late 18th century)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
Ragotin dans le coffre

Ragotin dans le coffre (1737)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
Still Life with a Rifle, Hare and Bird

Still Life with a Rifle, Hare and Bird (1720)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
A landscape with a shepherd driving animals to pasture, a castle beyond

A landscape with a shepherd driving animals to pasture, a castle beyond (1727)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
Ragotin enivré par La Rancune

Ragotin enivré par La Rancune (1726-1727)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
Still Life with Monkey, Fruits, and Flowers

Still Life with Monkey, Fruits, and Flowers (1724)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
Portrait Of A Lady, Half Length, With A White Shirt And Red Sash, A Landscape Beyond

Portrait Of A Lady, Half Length, With A White Shirt And Red Sash, A Landscape Beyond

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
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