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A Pelican and other Birds near a Pool, Known as ‘The Floating Feather’, c.1680. Creator: Melchior d'Hondecoeter.

A Pelican and other Birds near a Pool, Known as ‘The Floating Feather’, c.1680. Creator: Melchior d'Hondecoeter.

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A Pelican and other Birds near a Pool, Known as ‘The Floating Feather’, c.1680. Melchior d'Hondecoeter specialised in depicting birds. Here he painted a pelican, various ducks, a cassowary (left), a flamingo and an African crested crane. D'Hondecoeter was commissioned to paint the work by Stadholder William III and his wife Mary. It was intended for Het Loo palace, where William and Mary kept a menagerie of exotic animals.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Melchior d'Hondecoeter, attributed to: Dutch: Artist, Painter
Medium
  1. Oil
  2. Oil on canvas
Picture Type
  1. Painting
  2. Portrait
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Netherlands

  1. 52 30 00 N , 005 45 00 E
Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Animal Life

Artistic Representations Portraits

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4704x5200
File Size : 71,663kb

Aliases

  1. SK-A-175
  1. 1060000302
  1. 2-974-445
  1. 2974445
  1. SK-A-175
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