A Cockfight, with Hens, Peacock, Muscovy Duck, Turkey, and Pigeons, in a Garden Setting
attributed to Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Utrecht 1636 - Amsterdam 1695)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1680
Materials
oil on canvas
Measurements
1651 x 2452 mm
Place of origin
Holland
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 453799
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Cockfight, with Hens, Peacock, Muscovy Duck, Turkey, and Pigeons, in a Garden Setting, attributed to Melchior de Hondecoeter (Utrecht 1636 – Amsterdam 1695) in the manner of Frans Snyders (Antwerp 1579 – Antwerp 1657).
Provenance
Indigenous collection purchased by Ministry of Works in 1956 and given to Dyrham Park in 1961
Credit line
Dyrham Park, The Blathwayt Collection (acquired by the Ministry of Works via the National Land Fund in 1956, and transferred to the National Trust)
Makers and roles
attributed to Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Utrecht 1636 - Amsterdam 1695), artist manner of Frans Snyders (Antwerp 1579 - Antwerp 1657), artist
References
Inventory of Chattels at Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire, to be Purchased by the Minister of Works, 1956, p.5, no.235, on the West Staircase