L'ane et le chien (The Donkey and the Dog)

published 1756

Michel Aubert after Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Associated Names
Michel Aubert

Artist, French, 1700 or 1704 - 1757

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Artist After, French, 1686 - 1755

The image shows a donkey with baskets, a dog interacting with it, a person resting, a stone bridge over a river, buildings, mountains, and cloudy sky in a serene, pastoral scene. The artwork features detailed brushwork and etching-like textures with muted earth tones and pastel colors.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ware

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.3 × 21 cm (11 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 39.6 × 27.5 cm (15 9/16 × 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.81.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Locquin 1912, no. 1107

  • Series Title

    La Fontaine's "Fables": Fable CLIX

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.

Inscriptions

"J. B. Oudry inv." recto, lower left margin. "Marvie aqua forti, M. Aubert caelo sculpserunt." recto, lower right margin. "31" recto, upper right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65575574

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