Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Misse and Luttine
172997.8 x 131.5 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw
Literature
Philip Conisbee, French paintings of the fifteenth through the eighteenth century, Washington; Princeton, N.J., 2009, nr. 77
Provenance
Commissioned 1729 by Louis XV, King of France (1710-1774)
with anonymous dealer, London
purchased c. 1944 by Peter Coats, Kelvedon Hall, Brentwood, Essex, and London
purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw, New York, by 1977
gift 1994 to the NGA
Other works by Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Pheasant, Hare, and Red-Legged Partridge
1753
1753
Henri Camille, Chevalier de Beringhen
1722
1722
Flowerbed of Tulips and Vase of Flowers
1744
1744
Still Life with Calf's Leg
A Young Rabbit and Partridge Hung by the Feet
1751
1751