The king's animals

October 12, 2021 February 13, 2022 Exhibition has ended

The Palace of Versailles, located in the heart of an immense forest in the Île-de-France region, encouraged the development of a new relationship with the animal world. From animals as objects of study and collection to animals as political attributes and symbols of power, what was the relationship between the Court and pets, wild and exotic animals?

Postcards 10.5 x 15 cm (4.1 x 5.9 ")

Postcard Oudry - Strange Head of a Stag on a Stone Wall

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Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755)
Strange Head of a Stag on a Stone Wall, signed and dated at the bottom right: «Painted for the King / by J. B. Oudry / 1750 »
Oil on canvas. H. 187; l. 119,3 cm
Fontainebleau, musée national du château
© Photo Rmn -Grand Palais (Château de Fontainebleau), G. Blot
© Rmn - Grand Palais, Paris 2021

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