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Les Filles de Minée (The Daughters of Minyas)

published 1759

Elie du Mesnil after Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Associated Names

Elie du Mesnil

Artist, French, born 1726 or 1728

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Artist After, French, 1686 - 1755

The image shows three bats flying in an interior room with large arches in the background. The color palette consists of muted greys, greens, and a dusty rose floor. In the foreground, there are two overturned pieces of furniture covered with fabric, and a broken, overturned basket along with other scattered items on the floor.

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Artwork overview

Medium

hand-colored etching
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ware
Accession Number

1975.81.21
Catalogue Raisonné

Locquin 1912, no. 1202

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

Q65567959

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