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Two Peacocks Threatening a Hen with Chicks, Known as ‘The Threatened Hen’
Melchior d' Hondecoeter, 1681
Hondecoeter enlivened his bird paintings with little vignettes. Here the focus is on the hen protecting her chicks from the large and intimidating peacocks.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-174
- Dimensionsheight 115.5 cm x width 141 cm x weight 21.8 kg, depth 4 cm
- Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek