Le chat et le rat (The Cat and the Rat)

published 1756

Quentin-Pierre Chedel after Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Associated Names
Quentin-Pierre Chedel

Artist, French, 1705 - 1763

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Artist After, French, 1686 - 1755

This is a painting of a forest scene with animals. The image features a cat caught in a large net between two tree trunks, struggling to free itself. A rat is observed on a tree trunk above the cat. Other animals, such as an owl on a branch, are also situated within the forest. The painting is in the style of Jean-Baptiste Oudry, highlighting the tension between the serene landscape and the drama of the animals' interaction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ware

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29 × 21 cm (11 7/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 39.5 × 27.6 cm (15 9/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.81.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Locquin 1912, no. 1112

  • Series Title

    La Fontaine's "Fables": Fable CLXIV

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. "Chedel Sculp." recto, lower right margin. "75" recto, upper right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65576334

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