# Birds on a Riverbank

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## Artwork

- Artist: [KESSEL, Jan van, I](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/kessel-jan-van-i-ra48c6ed51d2b75>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on copper, 22 x 30 cm

## Commentary

The painting represents an eagle, peacocks, doves, herons, a cockerel, a hen, a mallard, a swan and other birds on a riverbank. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 5 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/16\_cent/jannequin\_birds.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Clément Jannequin: The Birds \(Le chant des oiseaux\)&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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## Attribution

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