National Gallery of Art · Print
A Deer Attacked by Dogs
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
- Date
- 1725
- Medium
- etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 37.6 x 29.5 cm (14 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.) sheet: 38.7 x 30.2 cm (15 1/4 x 11 7/8 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2012.71.5
- Credit line
- Katharine Shepard Fund
- Time span
- 1701 to 1725
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Hunting Scenes with Dogs, plate 2
Subjects and terms
- Tree
- Dog
- Deer
- animal
- Writing
Provenance
François Heugel [1922-2010], Paris (Lugt 3373); (Paul Prouté, Paris); purchased 2012 by NGA.
Inscription
lower left in plate: Peint pour le Roy par J. B. Oudry, et gravée par lui-même; lower right in plate: A Paris chez Huquier; lower cetner in plate: Arétés, cruels, arétér / De ce jeune Chevreuil épargnés l'innocence / C'est aux Renards, aux Loup, et subir la Vengeance / Des maux qu'ils sont de tous côter L.C.
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