After Jean-baptiste Oudry (1686-1755), The Greyhounds Of Louis XV "misse And Turlu", Oil, 20th

After Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755)
"Misse and Turlu"
Oil on canvas
20th century

Beautiful oil on canvas after Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755) whose original is kept at the Château de Fontainebleu:

"Settled on a rocky promontory in front of a landscape bathed in a soft light at the end of the day, Misse and Turlu, two English greyhounds from Louis XV's pack, look in opposite directions. Just like Louis XIV, Louis XV liked to have his favorite dogs painted and it was to Jean-Baptiste Oudry that he entrusted most of these creations. Deeply involved in the process, the King even came to attend the posing session of these two animals in March 1725. This first portrait of royal dogs is distinguished by the elegance of the animals' lines, Misse's graceful, alert legs and Turlu's crossed, princely bearing. The painter instills these dogs with an expressive and concentrated gaze while that in the center of the composition, a widely blooming rosebush gives the whole composition the appearance of a fashion portrait. The porphyry vase, which closes the scene on the left, evokes the luxurious sculptures and objets d'art of the royal collections and testifies to the care taken in the staging by the painter. The painting, completed in 1726, was presented at Versailles and then quickly sent to the palace of Compiègne, another hunting lodge of the King, where it occupies an over-door in the King's bedroom."