Jean Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755)

MarJean Baptiste Oudry was born in Paris, France on March 17, 1686.¹

Jean Baptiste Oudry became a member of the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1719.¹

In 1734, Oudry was appointed head of the Beauvais tapestry works.¹

In 1736, he became inspector general of the Gobelins tapestry factory and designed a series of tapestries depicting the hunts of Louis XV.¹

AprJean Baptiste Oudry died in Beauvais, France on April 30, 1755.¹