Melchior d' Hondecoeter

The Raven Robbed of the Feathers He Wore to Adorn Himself

Melchior d' Hondecoeter De raaf wordt beroofd van de veren waarmee hij zich had getooid The Raven Robbed of the Feathers He Wore to Adorn Himself
Melchior d' Hondecoeter De raaf wordt beroofd van de veren waarmee hij zich had getooid The Raven Robbed of the Feathers He Wore to Adorn Himself
Melchior d' Hondecoeter De raaf wordt beroofd van de veren waarmee hij zich had getooid 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 Not on view

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Details

General information
Artist Melchior d' Hondecoeter (Utrecht 1636 - 1695 Amsterdam)
Title The Raven Robbed of the Feathers He Wore to Adorn Himself
Dated 1677
Object name painting
Inventory number 59
Material and technical details
Technique oil
Material canvas
Dimensions 176 x 189 cm
Inscriptions
Signed and dated on the tomb: M d hondecoeter / A° 1671

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)