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Melchior d’Hondecoeter

1636–1695 · Dutch

Dutch painter known for elaborate compositions of birds in landscaped gardens. His Peacocks (1683) is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

About Melchior d’Hondecoeter

Melchior d’Hondecoeter (1636–1695) was a Dutch painter born in Utrecht who worked in Amsterdam from 1663. He specialised in compositions of exotic birds in parkland settings, made for the interiors of elegant town houses.

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