Loup pris au piege (Wolf Caught in a Trap)
Medium
etching and engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)
Accession Number
1970.10.3
Art Historical Context
Step into the tense wilderness of *Loup pris au piè (Wolf Caught in a)*, a captivating 18th-century print the National Gallery of Art Created between 1701 and 1725, this etching and engraving reproduces an original design by Jean-Baptiste Oudry the renowned French Rococo artist celebrated for his vivid depictions of animals. Master printmakers Jacques-Philippe Le Bas and Jean Eric Rehn translated Oudry's dynamic composition, capturing the wolf's struggle with dramatic flair and lifelike detail. Etching and engraving were pivotal techniques in the early 1700s, allowing intricate reproductions ...