Circle of Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636-1695)

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

细节

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.)

拍场告示

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.

拍品专文

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'.