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The Fox and the Turkey Hens

The Fox and the Turkey Hens

1733
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The most recent edition of La Fontaine’s Fables illustrated by Oudry was a colored version produced in 2007 by Editions Diane de Selliers.
  • collection of the artist
    c. 1751
    Montenault
    by 1828
    the bothers De Bure
    1853
    [sale of J.-J. De Bure, 1853, no. 344]
    Adolphe Thibaudeau
    [Solar sale, 1860, no. 627]
    c. 1876
    Morgand, Paris
    M. Roederer, Reims
    c. 1930
    Rosenbach, New York
    Private collection, New York
    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]
  • Montañés-Lleras, Susana. “Fairy Tales and Fables" The transformation of illustration in the long 19th century.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 64, no. 1 (2024): 10-11. Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 10.
  • French Drawings from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 13, 1994-March 12, 1995).
    Nocturnal Impressions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 20-May 12, 1985).
    Paper: The Continuous Thread. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 31-October 24, 1982).
    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).
    Brush Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 3-May 10, 1981).
    17th and 18th Century Genre and French Drawings, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 31-August 19, 1979).
    Year in Review: 1977. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).
  • {{cite web|title=The Fox and the Turkey Hens|url=false|author=Jean-Baptiste Oudry|year=1733|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1977.93