Oudry has emphasized the large, gleaming eyes of the cats standing over a dead partridge. Both the defiant pose of the cats and the artist's attention to subtle differences in their markings suggest that this is a portrait. The work is contemporaneous with his portrait of "le général", louis xv's cat. Oudry devoted his career to painting animals and was the official artist of the royal hunt. Object Type: painting. Date: 1725. Dimensions: height: 74.8 cm (29.4 in); width: 92.6 cm (36.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: National Gallery of Canada. Jean-Baptiste Oudry - Two Cats
