id: 149176
accession number: 1977.93
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The Fables of La Fontaine: The Fox and the Turkey Hens, 1733. Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755). Brush and black ink and gray wash heightened with white gouache, blue ink in margin; framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 31 x 26 cm (12 3/16 x 10 1/4 in.); image: 24 x 18.8 cm (9 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1977.93
title: The Fox and the Turkey Hens
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series: The Fables of La Fontaine
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creation date: 1733
creation date earliest: 1733
creation date latest: 1733
current location:
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
copyright:
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culture: France, 18th century
technique: brush and black ink and gray wash heightened with white gouache, blue ink in margin; framing lines in brown ink
department: Drawings
collection: DR - French
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 31 x 26 cm (12 3/16 x 10 1/4 in.); Image: 24 x 18.8 cm (9 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
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support materials:
description: blue laid paper
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inscriptions:
inscription: signed, lower right, in brown ink: JB. Oudry / 1733; VERSO, upper center, in brown ink: 103.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1977
opening date: 1977-12-28T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1977. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).
title: Brush Drawings
opening date: 1981-03-03T05:00:00
Brush Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 3-May 10, 1981).
title: French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792
opening date: 1982-02-02T05:00:00
French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 2-May 16, 1982).
title: Paper: The Continuous Thread
opening date: 1982-08-31T04:00:00
Paper: The Continuous Thread. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 31-October 24, 1982).
title: Nocturnal Impressions
opening date: 1985-02-20T05:00:00
Nocturnal Impressions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 20-May 12, 1985).
title: French Drawings from the Collection
opening date: 1994-12-13T05:00:00
French Drawings from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 13, 1994-March 12, 1995).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* CMA, French Drawings from the Collection (Dec. 13, 1994-Mar. 12, 1995).
CMA, Nocturnal Impressions (Feb. 27-May 12, 1985).
CMA, Paper: The Continuous Thread (Aug. 31-Oct. 24, 1982), no. 34, p. 68, illus. p. 43.
CMA, French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792 (Jan. 25-May 16, 1982).
CMA, Brush Drawings (Mar. 3-May 10, 1981).
CMA, 17th and 18th Century Genre and French Drawings (May 31-Aug. 19, 1979).
CMA, Year in Review for 1977 (Dec. 28, 1977-Jan. 22, 1978), cma Bulletin 65 (1977), p. 40 no. 81, illus. p. 16.
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PROVENANCE
collection of the artist
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Montenault
date: c. 1751
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the bothers De Bure
date: by 1828
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citations:
[sale of J.-J. De Bure, 1853, no. 344]
date: 1853
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Adolphe Thibaudeau
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[Solar sale, 1860, no. 627]
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Morgand, Paris
date: c. 1876
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M. Roederer, Reims
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Rosenbach, New York
date: c. 1930
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Private collection, New York
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all according to Opperman 1977, p. 683: collection of the artist; c. 1751sold to Montenault (not in Lugt). the bothers De Bure, by 1828 (not in Lugt); [sale of J.-J. De Bure, 1853, no. 344] (no sale listed by Lugt); Adolphe Thibaudeau (no article in Lugt, but see under 2473). [Solar sale, 1860, no. 627] (sale not cited by Lugt). Morgand, Paris, c. 1876 (not in Lugt); M. Roederer, Reims (not in Lugt); Rosenbach, New York, c. 1930 (not in Lugt); Private collection, New York. [Claus Virch]
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