Le vieux chat et la jeune Souris (The Old Catand the Young Mouse)

Johann Christoph Teucher after Jean-Baptiste Oudry

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a cat with a mouse in its mouth in front of a thatched cottage. The scene includes a detailed drawing of a rustic cottage made of bricks with a thatched roof. Smoke rises from a chimney, beside a large tree and a brook flowing on the left. The cat is holding the mouse, showing a moment of action. The color palette consists of muted tones of brown, green, and gray.