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A Pelican and other Birds near a Pool, Known as ‘The Floating Feather’
It must have been a great honour for Hondecoeter to receive commissions from the country’s ruler. He made this regal bird scene for Het Loo, the palace of William and Mary. It features a pelican in the foreground, a cassowary behind it at the left, a flamingo and a black crowned crane. Water birds congregate in and around a basin, and a feather floats on the water’s surface.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- 1660 - 1680
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1680
- 1680
Place-Time
- fourth quarter 17th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.8740
- SK-A-175
Extent
- height 159 cm
- width 144 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1680
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:13:37.003Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:26.070Z