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A Pelican and other Birds near a Pool, Known as ‘The Floating Feather’
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A Pelican and other Birds near a Pool

Melchior d'Hondecoeter

c. 1680

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 159cm × w 144cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

water-birds: pelican; water-birds: duck; shore-birds and wading-birds: black-crowned crane; water-birds; water-works in garden; water birds: Egyptian goose

Acquisition Method

nationalization 1795

Acquired

1799

Notes

drager: hoogte 159 cm x breedte 144 cm

Collection Type

paintings

About Melchior d'Hondecoeter

1636–1695 • Dutch Republic

Comment on works: Genre; Animals; Still life; Birds

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