HONDECOETER (Melchior d’)
(1636-1695)
11. — Fowl in a Park
In the centre, a peacock, surrounded by a flamingo, a hen-pheasant. a cock and a hen. A parrot is perched on a stone parapet on the left, at the foot of which is a little monkey eating fruit. Other fowls are seen in the middle distance, and the view of a park with a mansion forms the background.
Signed : M. d’llondecoeter.
Canvas, 46 in. by 62 in.
From Prince Kannitz' Gallery, Vienna.
From the Collection of M. G. Rothan, Paris, 1890.
HOOCH (Pieter de)
(1630-after 1677
12. — Interior with Figures
In the centre, near an open window, through which is seen a river bordered with trees, a gentleman in a red dress and black hat. and a lady holding a cup in her right hand, are seated at a table covered with a Turkey carpet, on which is a plate with a glass of wine, and an orange. A negro-servant is pouring coffee into a cup. In the foreground on the left, a female servant kneeling near a chimney, ornamented with columns, arranges the lire with a pair of tongs. Two dogs are on the right. In another room in the background, a gentleman is seen to enter.
Canvas,26 12in. by33in.
From the Collection of T. Humphry Ward, Esq.. London.
