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Le vieux chat et la jeune Souris (The Old Catand the Young Mouse)

published 1759

Johann Christoph Teucher after Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Associated Names

Johann Christoph Teucher

Artist, German, c. 1715 - 1763 or after

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Artist After, French, 1686 - 1755

This is a drawing of a cat with a mouse in its mouth in front of a thatched cottage. The scene includes a detailed drawing of a rustic cottage made of bricks with a thatched roof. Smoke rises from a chimney, beside a large tree and a brook flowing on the left. The cat is holding the mouse, showing a moment of action. The color palette consists of muted tones of brown, green, and gray.

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Artwork overview

Medium

hand-colored etching
Credit Line

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

1975.81.31
Catalogue Raisonné

Locquin 1912, no. 1173

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

Q65572350

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