Lot Essay
Sir Robert Holford formed a notable collection which was divided between Westonbirt and his London house, Dorchester House, Park Lane.
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An East African Crane, a White Snow Goose, a Dutch Goose, a Mallard Duck and Hen with their Duckling, a Peahen, a Peacock, a Pheasant, a Turkey and a Pigeon in a Park
Details
Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636-1695)
An East African Crane, a White Snow Goose, a Dutch Goose, a Mallard Duck and Hen with their Duckling, a Peahen, a Peacock, a Pheasant, a Turkey and a Pigeon in a Park
signed 'M D Hon...' (upper right edge)
oil on canvas
54.3/8 x 74¼in. (139.4 x 188.8cm.)
An East African Crane, a White Snow Goose, a Dutch Goose, a Mallard Duck and Hen with their Duckling, a Peahen, a Peacock, a Pheasant, a Turkey and a Pigeon in a Park
signed 'M D Hon...' (upper right edge)
oil on canvas
54.3/8 x 74¼in. (139.4 x 188.8cm.)
Provenance
Sir Robert Stayner Holford, (1808-1892), Westonbirt, Gloucestershire, by the mid-19th century.
Sir George Lindsay Holford; (+) Christie's, 17 May 1928 (=1st day), lot 15 (1250gns. to Agnew's).
with Agnew's, London, by whom sold to the Trustees of the William Rockhill Nelson Trust in 1930.
Sir George Lindsay Holford; (+) Christie's, 17 May 1928 (=1st day), lot 15 (1250gns. to Agnew's).
with Agnew's, London, by whom sold to the Trustees of the William Rockhill Nelson Trust in 1930.
Literature
R. Benson, ed., Catalogue of the Collection of Sir George L. Holford, Westonbirt, 1924, pp. 83-4, no. 100, pl. LXXXV.
Art Prices Current, 1927-8, p. 333.
P. Sutton, A Guide to Dutch Art in America, Grand Rapids, 1986, p. 126.
C. White, The Dutch Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, Cambridge, 1982, p. 51, under no. 69, where it is noted that an identical crane appears in several of the artist's paintings.
R. Ward and P. Fidler, ed., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. A Handbook of the Collection, New York, 1993, illustrated p. 172.
Art Prices Current, 1927-8, p. 333.
P. Sutton, A Guide to Dutch Art in America, Grand Rapids, 1986, p. 126.
C. White, The Dutch Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, Cambridge, 1982, p. 51, under no. 69, where it is noted that an identical crane appears in several of the artist's paintings.
R. Ward and P. Fidler, ed., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. A Handbook of the Collection, New York, 1993, illustrated p. 172.
Exhibited
London, British Institution, May 1867, no. 26.
London, Royal Academy, 1893, no. 52.
London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1921-2, no. 48.
London, Royal Academy, 1893, no. 52.
London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1921-2, no. 48.