Dutch painter (b. 1580, Antwerpen, d. 1666, Haarlem).   Related Paintings of HALS, Frans :. | Portrait of a Man af22 | Singing Girl | The Meagre Company (detail) a | Regentesses of the Old Men's Almshouse (detail) | Portrait of a Seated Woman Holding a Fn f |
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HONDECOETER, Melchior d
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1636-1695 Dutch animal painter. His grandfather, Gillis d'Hondecoeter (d. 1638) and his father, Gysbert d'Hondecoeter (1604?C1653), were landscape and animal painters. After four years at The Hague, where he painted The Menagerie of William III at Loo, Melchior settled in Amsterdam. He painted all forms of animal life, but is best known for his depiction of birds and fowl, in which he has few equals. Representative works, executed in a smooth, precise style, include the Dead Cock