Melchior d'Hondecoeter

The Raven Robbed of the Feathers He Wore to Adorn Himself



Melchior d'Hondecoeter - The Raven Robbed of the Feathers He Wore to Adorn Himself



Melchior d'Hondecoeter
The Raven Robbed of the Feathers He Wore to Adorn Himself
1677
176 x 189 cm
Oil on canvas
Mauritshuis, The Hague


Provenance

Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn, 1757
Prince William V, The Hague, until 1795
confiscated by the French, transferred to the Muséum Central des Arts/Musée Napoléon (Musée du Louvre), Paris, 1795-1815
Royal Picture Gallery, housed in the Prince William V Gallery, The Hague, 1816
transferred to the Mauritshuis, 1822
on long-term loan to the Fondation Custodia, Paris, 1954-2010
on long-term loan to the Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn, since 2014 (transferred to the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, since 2018)

External links

Mauritshuis, The Hague Accession number 59

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