# Birds in a Park

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## Artwork

- Artist: [HONDECOETER, Melchior d&#39;](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hondecoeter-melchior-d-r346a4d61171411>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 142 x 122 cm

## Commentary

De Hondecoeter painted almost exclusively bird subjects, whether exotic or game, in park-like landscapes or wild surrounds. His paintings feature geese, partridge, pigeons and peacocks, but also African and Asian cranes, yellow-crested cockatoos and grey-headed lovebirds. He was bold in his style, nuanced in his use of colour, and a skilled draughtsman.

## Related artworks

- [Birds and a Spaniel in a Garden](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hondecoeter-melchior-d-r346a4d61171411/birds-and-a-spaniel-in-a-garden-r2b6b271de15dc2>)
- [Birds in a Park](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hondecoeter-melchior-d-r346a4d61171411/birds-in-a-park-r01a012be0e9089>)
- [Birds in a Park](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hondecoeter-melchior-d-r346a4d61171411/birds-in-a-park-r379d03e1c49ac8>)
- [Dead Birds and Hunting Equipment in a Niche](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hondecoeter-melchior-d-r346a4d61171411/dead-birds-and-hunting-equipment-in-a-niche-r2f22ee325af2d3>)
- [Game Piece](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hondecoeter-melchior-d-r346a4d61171411/game-piece-rfb50e872823ea9>)
- [Peacocks and Ducks](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hondecoeter-melchior-d-r346a4d61171411/peacocks-and-ducks-r4808a79e4b09ab>)
- [Peacocks](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hondecoeter-melchior-d-r346a4d61171411/peacocks-r4a702d4acef88c>)
- [Still-Life with Dead Kingfisher](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hondecoeter-melchior-d-r346a4d61171411/still-life-with-dead-kingfisher-r0fdd0189c0f995>)
- [The Floating Feather](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hondecoeter-melchior-d-r346a4d61171411/the-floating-feather-ra97813a09d9989>)
- [The Menagerie](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hondecoeter-melchior-d-r346a4d61171411/the-menagerie-r093e90379fe933>)
- [The Pair of Peacocks](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hondecoeter-melchior-d-r346a4d61171411/the-pair-of-peacocks-rf63754cd330fd5>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)