Small Sword
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Catalogue
- Year
- 1745
- Dimensions
- Overall: 105.4 cm (41 1/2 in.); Blade: 87.9 cm (34 5/8 in.); Guard: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Artist
Jean-Baptiste Oudry was a French Rococo painter, engraver, and tapestry designer. He is particularly well known for his naturalistic pictures of animals and his hunt pieces depicting game. His son, Jacques-Charles Oudry, was also a painter.
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- Jean-Baptiste Oudry
- Year
- 1745
- Dimensions
- Overall: 105.4 cm (41 1/2 in.); Blade: 87.9 cm (34 5/8 in.); Guard: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1745-339618
Source
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified