Jean-Baptiste OudryFrench, 1686–1755The Fox and the Turkey Hens
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Not on view at present
Where is “The Fox and the Turkey Hens” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked October 12, 2026.
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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About the work
This drawing depicts a fable about turkeys whose anxieties about falling victim to a fox ultimately make them susceptible to the predator. It was one of 276 designs produced by Jean-Baptiste Oudry related to humorous but educational stories compiled by French poet Jean de La Fontaine in the later 1600s. Published in four luxurious volumes between 1755 and 1759, The Fables of La Fontaine withOudry’s illustrations was one of the most ambitious publishing projects of the artist’s time. The books were art objects meant to be collected more than read, but they were successful enough that they were reissued several times in later centuries.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 1977.93
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- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
