

Peacocks, 1683
Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Dutch, 1636–1695)
Oil on canvas
Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Dutch, 1636–1695)
Oil on canvas
74 7/8 x 53 in. (190.2 x 134.6 cm)
Gift of Samuel H. Kress, 1927 (27.250.1)
Melchior d'Hondecoeter specialized in decorative paintings of fowl. He studied with his father Gysbrecht d'Hondecoeter, who painted similar subjects, and with his uncle Jan Baptist Weenix.
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