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Wild Sow and Her Young Attacked by Dogs
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Wild Sow and Her Young Attacked by Dogs

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755), artist · 1748 · Pen and brown and gray ink, brown and gray wash, heightened with white gouache on light brown laid paper

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Jean-Baptiste Oudry began his career as a portraitist but gradually became known for his paintings of animals and hunting scenes. These images attracted the attention of Louis XV, and Oudry became one of France's foremost decorative painters during the king's reign. Here, the artist highlighted a violent battle between a sow and a group of dogs. The drawing relates to one of Oudry's most successful Salon paintings, which was exhibited to great acclaim in 1748. The sketchy lines and lack of detail throughout the sheet suggest that it was likely a study made in preparation for the later canvas, which was purchased by Louis XV and installed in one of his homes.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineWild Sow and Her Young Attacked by Dogs, 1748. Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755). Pen and brown and gray ink, brown and gray wash, heightened with white gouache on light brown laid paper; sheet: 37.7 x 51.7 cm (14 13/16 x 20 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1997.191
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