French painter and printmaker (1686-1755)

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A guinea pig in its natural environment. Etching after J.B. Oudry.

A surgeon applying the method of cupping to Ragotin, who believes his body has swelled in his sleep. Engraving by G. Huquier the elder after J.B. Oudry.

A dappled horse; a farmhouse in the background. Engraving by J.C. Baquoy, 1753, after J.B. Oudry.

Two doctors arguing over the bed of a dying patient. Engraving by P.F. Tardieu after J.B. Oudry.

A bearded sheep sitting on a rocky ground. Etching by P. Mazell after J. B. Oudry.

A hunting dog seizing a duck on the shallow end of a lake. Etching by J.B. Guélard, 1735 after J.B. Oudry.

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Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Images from the collections

Images by Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Works from the collections

A bearded sheep sitting on a rocky ground. Etching by P. Mazell after J. B. Oudry.

A dappled horse; a farmhouse in the background. Engraving by J.C. Baquoy, 1753, after J.B. Oudry.

Two doctors arguing over the bed of a dying patient. Engraving by P.F. Tardieu after J.B. Oudry.

A surgeon applying the method of cupping to Ragotin, who believes his body has swelled in his sleep. Engraving by G. Huquier the elder after J.B. Oudry.

A guinea pig in its natural environment. Etching after J.B. Oudry.