Melchior De Hondecoeter

Born: 1636

Death: 1695

Biography:

Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈɦɔndəˌkutər] c. 1636 – 3 April 1695), Dutch animalier painter, was born in Utrecht and died in Amsterdam. After the start of his career, he painted virtually exclusively bird subjects, usually exotic or game, in park-like landscapes. Hondecoeter’s paintings featured geese (brent goose, Egyptian goos...