Melchior d'Hondecoeter

Provenance

Probably painted for King-Stadholder William III, Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn, recorded there in 1713
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 Paleis Het Loo Nationaal Museum, Apeldoorn, since 1984 (transferred to the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, since 2018)

External links

Mauritshuis, The Hague Accession number 60

Other works by Melchior d' Hondecoeter

Birds on a Balustrade
c. 1680-90

A green parrot with a silver salver, wine glass and bread roll on a balustrade, with elegant figures and a boy and dog on steps before an arch

A Hunter's Bag, with Dead Hare

Geese and Ducks
c. 1680

Chickens and Ducks
c. 1680