Johannes Bronckhorst (Leiden 1648-1726 Hoorn)
Johannes Bronckhorst (Leiden 1648-1726 Hoorn)
Johannes Bronckhorst (Leiden 1648-1726 Hoorn)
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Johannes Bronckhorst (Leiden 1648-1726 Hoorn)
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Johannes Bronckhorst (Leiden 1648-1726 Hoorn)

Six birds in landscape settings: A grebe (?) (Podicipitidae); A brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); A corncrake (Crex crex); A snipe (Gallinago gallinago); A redwing (Turdus iliacus); and A turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)

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Johannes Bronckhorst (Leiden 1648-1726 Hoorn)
Six birds in landscape settings: A grebe (?) (Podicipitidae); A brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); A corncrake (Crex crex); A snipe (Gallinago gallinago); A redwing (Turdus iliacus); and A turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)
all signed with initials 'JB f: ad. viv.', ('JB' interlaced), three dated '1723' and two '1725'
bodycolour and gum Arabic
8 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (22 x 26.9 cm)
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Lot Essay

These sheets, drawn at the end of the artist's life, are typical of his late period and can be compared to a group of ten similarly executed and signed and dated drawings sold in these Rooms, 7 July 2015, lot 48. Bronckhorst took great care to identify and depict the precise habitat of each bird.

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