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17436

A Pair of Paintings Depicting Birds 

A Pair of Paintings Depicting Birds 

Dimensions: H: 49 in / 125 cm  |  W: 35 in / 89.5 cm

PRICE: £16,500

17436

A Pair of Paintings Depicting Birds
In the Manner of Melchior de Hondecoeter

The large oil on shaped canvas paintings housed within ebonised frames with gilt slips; each canvas depicting exotic and domestic birds within Arcadian landscapes including peacocks, chickens, ducks, and parrots.

Continental, Circa 1880 

Melchior de Hondecoeter (1636-1695)

The Dutch painter De Hondecoeter specialised in painting animals, and birds in particular. The popularity of his work endured and in the 19th century he was known as the "Raphael of birds". His training began in Utrecht with his father Gijsbert and his uncle Jan Baptist Weenix. After several years working in The Hague, he settled in Amsterdam in 1663 where he remained for the rest of his life, providing large-scale pictures for the town houses and country estates of the city's wealthy citizens.

REF No. 8354

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