Art, literature & history
Ragotin declame des vers; des paysans croient qu'il preche
1737
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 33 x 44.2 cm (13 x 17 3/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1952.8.276
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Jean-Baptiste Oudry. Ragotin declame des vers; des paysans croient qu'il preche. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Ragotin declame des vers; des paysans croient qu'il preche — Jean-Baptiste Oudry. 1737.
Medium: black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 33 x 44.2 cm (13 x 17 3/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1952.8.276. Rosenwald Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.