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Print

17th century - 19th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Caractere de Tête d’Animaux tres utiles aux dessinateur faits par Monsieur Oudrie peintre du Roy. Heads of animals by Oudire 'Peintre du Roy'. Nine heads and two full-body views of dogs, foxes and wolves, shown within a thin black border. Engraving print on laid paper.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on laid paper (with watermark)
Brief description
'Caractere de Tête d’Animaux ...' Heads of animals by Oudrie 'Peintre du Roy'. Nine heads and two full-body views of dogs, foxes and wolves, shown within a thin black border. Engraving print on laid paper. After a drawing by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Engraved by Charpentier. Paris. 17th-19th century.
Physical description
Caractere de Tête d’Animaux tres utiles aux dessinateur faits par Monsieur Oudrie peintre du Roy. Heads of animals by Oudire 'Peintre du Roy'. Nine heads and two full-body views of dogs, foxes and wolves, shown within a thin black border. Engraving print on laid paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.2cm
  • Width: 35cm
Measured by DH 16/07/2010.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Caractere de Tête d’Animaux tres utiles aux dessinateur faits par Monsieur Oudrie / peintre du Roy' (Across the top of the sheet, within the frame.)
  • 'Oudrie invent' (Below the bottom-left corner of the image, outside the frame.)
  • 'Charpentier Sculp' (Below the bottom-right corner of the image, outside the frame.)
  • 'A Paris rue St. Jacques charpentier au Coq.' (Centre, below image, outside of frame.)
  • There is a circular watermark in the centre of the sheet.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
29456:19

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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