HONDECOETER, Melchior d

Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1636-1695 Dutch animal painter. His grandfather, Gillis d'Hondecoeter (d. 1638) and his father, Gysbert d'Hondecoeter (1604?C1653), were landscape and animal painters. After four years at The Hague, where he painted The Menagerie of William III at Loo, Melchior settled in Amsterdam. He painted all forms of animal life, but is best known for his depiction of birds and fowl, in which he has few equals. Representative works, executed in a smooth, precise style, include the Dead Cock
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HONDECOETER, Melchior d A Pelican and Other Birds Near a Pool, oil


A Pelican and Other Birds Near a Pool,
Painting ID::  74980 		A Pelican and Other Birds Near a Pool,
ca. 1680(1680) Oil on canvas 159 X 144 cm (62.6 X 56.69 in) cjr
   
   
     
HONDECOETER, Melchior d A Pelican and Other Birds Near a Pool, known as 'The Floating Feather' oil


A Pelican and Other Birds Near a Pool, known as 'The Floating Feather'
Painting ID::  75324 		A Pelican and Other Birds Near a Pool, known as 'The Floating Feather'
ca. 1680(1680) Oil on canvas cjr
ca._1680(1680) _ Oil_on_canvas _ cjr
   
   
     
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     Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1636-1695 Dutch animal painter. His grandfather, Gillis d'Hondecoeter (d. 1638) and his father, Gysbert d'Hondecoeter (1604?C1653), were landscape and animal painters. After four years at The Hague, where he painted The Menagerie of William III at Loo, Melchior settled in Amsterdam. He painted all forms of animal life, but is best known for his depiction of birds and fowl, in which he has few equals. Representative works, executed in a smooth, precise style, include the Dead Cock

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