Peacocks Art Print - Melchior d' Hondecoeter 1700 Several motifs are repeated from

Several motifs are repeated from paintings by Cuyp

The right background

the couple’s son Lambert was an apprentice in the artist’s studio

probably represents a site in Brooklyn

Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise)

Peacocks Art Print - Melchior d' Hondecoeter 1700 Several motifs are repeated fromAbout the Art: Hondecoeter represents the fourth generation of a family of painters originally from Flanders. He grew up in Utrecht but from 1663 onward worked in Amsterdam. His large pictures of exotic birds in parklike landscapes decorated elegant town houses, the residents of which also enjoyed or imagined retreats to country estates Title: Peacocks Artist: Melchior d' Hondecoeter (Dutch, Utrecht 16361695 Amsterdam) Date: 1683 Medium: Oil on canvas