The city mouse and the country mouse, Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Engraving made by jean ouvrier after a drawing by jean-baptiste oudry representing the fable the city rat and the field rat by jean de la fontaine (fable 9 of book i). This engraving appeared in the complete edition of la fontaine's fables, published in four volumes by the publisher desaint & saillant, rue saint jean de beauvais in paris, 1755-1759. Medium: engraving. Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France. Ouvrier-Oudry-La Fontaine-Le rat des villes et le rat des champs