A Peacock and Other Fowl in a Landscape
A Peacock and Other Fowl in a Landscape
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with animal and bird compositions.
His work is very reminiscent of the paintings of Melchior d'Hondecoeter and Elias van den Broeck. Large birds of an exotic nature are often placed in a wide garden setting with architectural backgrounds. He seems to combine the bird and flower context of his pictures very successfully, using stone doorways or ruined arches as an anchor for the picture.
Examples of the artist's work can be found at Stourhead and Dyrham Park
Dimensions:
1674 - 1721
Oil on canvas
Netherlands
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