1686 — 1755

Nationality: France

Jean-Baptiste Oudry was an 18th-century French painter, draftsman, and engraver, renowned for his hunting scenes, animal paintings, and sumptuous still lifes. Favored by Louis XV, he served as painter to the royal hunt and directed the Beauvais tapestry manufactory. His work, combining naturalistic accuracy, refined decorative sense, and theatrical staging, epitomizes the Rococo taste for luxurious settings and elegant compositions.