Les deux rats, le renard et l'oeuf (Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg)

published 1759

Laurent Cars

Associated Names
Laurent Cars

Artist, French, 1699 - 1771

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Artist After, French, 1686 - 1755

This is a drawing of an outdoor scene with a stone structure, a forest, and animals. The image shows a natural landscape with a stone monument or fountain on the left, surrounded by trees. In the center, two rats are carrying an egg, and a fox is standing on the right. The illustration features detailed cross-hatching and line work depicting textures in the stones, foliage, and animal fur.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ware

  • Accession Number

    1975.81.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Locquin 1912, no. 1142

  • Series Title

    La Fontaine's "Fables": Fable CLXXXIX, 2nd plate

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. "Laur. Cars sculp." recto, lower right margin. "20" recto, upper right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65573629

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