Circle of Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636-1695)

A Peacock, Ducks, a Pheasant, a Cockerel, a Hen and Chicks by a Plinth

Details

Circle of Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636-1695)
A Peacock, Ducks, a Pheasant, a Cockerel, a Hen and Chicks by a Plinth
oil on canvas
56.7/8 x 78.5/8in. (114.4 x 199.7cm.)

Sale room notice

Please note that the letter referred to in the note for this lot was dated June 17, 1996, and not October 22, 1993, as stated in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

In a letter dated October 22, 1993, Fred G. Meijer of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, The Hague, states that the present painting is by '...an artist strongly influenced by him [d'Hondecoeter], probably working in his vicinity and producing a quality quite close to that of the master'.