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Melchior d'Hondecoeter

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Oil painting of hunted game, a hare and dead birds, beside a live peacock, a garden urn and a hunting horn on a terrace.

Hunter’s Bag on a Terrace

c. 1678

Oil painting of a pelican, crowned crane, flamingo, Egyptian goose and ducks gathered at a pool in a garden landscape.

A Pelican and other Birds near a Pool, Known as ‘The Floating Feather’

c. 1680

Oil painting of dead swan and ducks with a magpie on a tree stump, hanging game birds and a wicker cage under an evening sky.

A Hunter’s Bag near a Tree Stump with a Magpie, Known as ‘The Contemplative Magpie’

c. 1678

Painting of white cockatoos, parrots, and monkeys on a stone terrace beside a carved urn and an oak tree.

The Menagerie

c. 1690

Painting of a parrot, white rooster, chicks, hoopoe and a monkey on a swing above a stone ledge.

Birds on a Balustrade

c. 1680 - c. 1690

Painting of roosters, hens, chicks, a hoopoe, a pigeon and peafowl in a park with a pond and distant building.

Birds in a Park

1686

Painting of a displayed peacock, a white crane, a monkey and squirrel beside a pile of fruit on a garden terrace.

Peacocks

1683

Oil study of seven chicks in varied poses, white, black and speckled, on a grey-brown background.

Seven Chicks

c. 1665 - c. 1668

Oil painting of a rooster with hens in a barnyard beside a tree, with a thatched shed and dusky sky behind.

Cock in a Barnyard

Painting of a peacock, heron, geese, ducks and songbirds gathered around a tree and stone pedestal under a pale sky.

De raaf wordt beroofd van de veren waarmee hij zich had getooid

1671

Painting of a red rooster, hens, ducks and a barking dog beside a pond, with a distant landscape on the right.

Chickens and Ducks

1660

Painting of white geese, ducks and ducklings on a muddy bank beneath a tree, with a pigeon in flight and a village in the dis

Geese and Ducks

1680

Painting of a white peacock, roosters, hens and a pheasant in a garden with a monkey and a classical pavilion behind.

Fowls and a white peacock

Painting of a rooster, hens and chicks in a farmyard with a wooden fence and cloudy sky.

Rooster with hens and chickens

Painting of a rooster, ducks, a hen and ducklings in a farmyard beside a tree and wooden barn.

Rooster and ducks

Still life painting of a rooster, rabbit, hanging birds and fruit in a basket beside a dark interior.

Still Life with Cock

Painting of many birds, including a peacock, owl, turkey and goose, gathered in a dim wooded landscape.

Every Bird Sings as It Is Beaked

1700

Painting of a poultry yard with a rooster, pheasant, duck, lapwing and hens near a wooden barn.

Poultry Yard

1686

Painting of crested white goose, ducks, a flying pigeon and a magpie in a woodland scene with a distant town.

Birds

1635

Still life of dead fowl and songbirds with a cat and spaniel, beside a basket of grapes and fruit.

Still life with fowl and fruits

1654

Painting of a rooster and turkey fighting in a barnyard, with hens, chicks, and a formal garden with fountain behind.

A Rooster and Turkey Fighting

c. 1680

Painting of a poultry yard with peacock, crested crane, hens, ducks, a tortoise and spaniel before a garden urn and pedestal.

Hen Run at a Manor

1651-1695

Still life painting of a dead hare hanging beside a hunting gun, game birds, and hunting gear in a dim setting.

Jachtbuit met dode haas

1660

Painting of a macaw, a white hen with chicks, a hoopoe and a monkey on a swing, arranged on a stone ledge.

Vogels op een balustrade

1680

Study of seven chicks in varied poses, white, black and mottled, on a grey background.

Sept poussins

1665

Painting of a turkey, peacock, peahen, white hen and chicks beside a ruined column under a cloudy sky.

A Hen with Peacocks and a Turkey

1680

Still life of dead birds with a speckled game bird, a hanging bird, and a carved stone column beside a ruined wall.

Dode vogels

1660

Painting of birds, moths, a butterfly, mushrooms and plants on a dark forest floor beside a tree trunk.

Dieren en planten

1668

Painting of dead ducks and hanging game birds with a magpie on a tree stump beside a wicker cage at dusk.

Jachtbuit bij een ekster op een boomstronk, bekend als ‘De filosoferende ekster’

1678

Painting of dead game birds, a hare, a peacock and a stone urn with an orange tree against a landscape sky.

Jachtbuit bij een bordes

1678

Painting of ducks, a white dove and a mallard on a rocky bank with a distant lake and cloudy sky.

Eenden

1675

Oil painting of a hen with chicks threatened by a peacock and turkey in a wooded landscape under a cloudy sky.

Een hen met kuikens bedreigd door twee pauwen, bekend als ‘De bedreigde hen’

1681

Painting of roosters, hens, chicks, a dove, a hoopoe and peacocks in a park with a pond and classical building.

Vogels in een park

1686

Painting of a rooster, hens, chicks and a pigeon in a farmyard with a stone wall and landscape behind.

Hoenderhof

1660

Dark still life of dead game birds, a hunting horn, and a crossbow arranged on a stone ledge with a rocky backdrop.

Jachtbuit

1660

Painting of a rooster, hens, chicks and pigeons in a farmyard beside a wooden wall, with a distant landscape at left.

Der Friede im Hühnerhof

1668

Painting of two roosters fighting in a barnyard with hens, chicks, and a kingfisher above a tree.

Der Krieg im Hühnerhof

1668

Painting of two fighting roosters surrounded by hens and chicks near a wooden shed in a wooded landscape.

Kämpfende Hähne

1686

Painting of ducks and a white dove on a sandy bank beside a rocky outcrop, with a distant shoreline under a cloudy sky.

Ducks

1675

Still life painting of a dead hare hanging beside a rifle, game birds, a hunting bag, and a horn on a dark ground.

A Hunter's Bag, with Dead Hare

1660

Forest floor with mushrooms, cabbage leaves, birds, moths, a butterfly and a lizard painted in dark earthy tones.

Bosgrond met vogels, vlinders en een hagedis

1668

Oil painting of a rooster, hens, chicks and a pigeon in a farmyard beside a stone wall, with a landscape behind.

A Poultry Yard

1660

Still life of dead ducks and a game bird on a hunting bag, with a horn, bow and arrows, and a rocky landscape behind.

A Hunter's Bag

1660

Painting of a peacock and peahen on a stone ledge with a white dove, goldfinch and swallow in a cloudy sky.

Paons, mâle et femelle

1681

Painting of a white pelican, crowned crane, sarus crane and ducks gathered by water beside a tree and stone wall.

Pelican, crowned crane, curassow, sarus crane and ducks in a river landscape

1683

Still life of dead birds, a hanging game bird, hunting gear and a net arranged in an arched stone niche.

Still Life with Birds and Hunting Gear in a Niche

1633

Painting of a girl with a small dog beside a peacock, white dove and sunflowers, with a country house behind.

Fillette aux paons

1680

Painting of a white pelican, crowned crane, ducks and ducklings gathered by a pond with a garden and building behind.

Water Birds

Painting of peacocks, an owl, pigeons and songbirds on a stone balustrade, with a classical building in the distance.

Birds around a balustrade, with the Town Hall of Amsterdam in the background, 1670

1670

Dark still life painting of dead birds, including a kingfisher and a white wing, on a stone floor.

Dode vogels

1675

Painting of cattle, an elephant, goats, deer and birds gathered in a wooded landscape under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Exotic Animals

1690

Painting of many birds in a forest clearing, with a peacock, rooster, white dove, pheasant and goose before a distant landsca

The Crow Exposed

Etching of waterbirds, a pheasant, ducks and a dog beside a pond and tree, with small birds flying overhead.

Watervogels en een hond

1646

Watercolor of a white hen with four chicks on the ground and two swallows flying above, dated 1646.

Twee zwaluwen en een hen met vier kuikens

1646

Pencil sketch of a bird in flight with spread wings, with a faint second bird sketched in the upper left corner.

Vliegende vogel

1646

Grey wash drawing of a white mute swan with a raised wing and neck curved back, with a red bill and dark legs.

Witte tamme zwaan

1646