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Sanglier (Wild Boar Lying Down, Head to the Right)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas and Jean Eric Rehn after Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Associated Names

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas

Artist, French, 1707 - 1783

Jean Eric Rehn

Artist, Swedish, 1717 - 1793

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Artist After, French, 1686 - 1755

The image depicts a wild boar lying on the ground. The drawing shows a detailed depiction of the boar's fur, snout, and hooves. The boar is in a resting pose with its head slightly lifted and turned to the right. The background includes lines and shading hinting at a natural landscape. Light shading and crosshatching techniques contribute to the texture and depth of the drawing.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and engraving
Credit Line

Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)
Accession Number

1970.10.9
Catalogue Raisonné

Locquin 1912, no. 842

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1912

Locquin, Jean. "Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de Jean-Baptiste Oudry ..." Archives de l'Art francais n.s. 6 (1912): 1-209.

Wikidata ID

Q65509896

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