Gamepiece with a Dead Heron ("Falconer's Bag"), Jan Weenix, 1695

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Gamepiece with a Dead Heron ('Falconer's Bag'), 1695, Oil on canvas, 52 3/4 x 43 3/4 in. (134 x cm), Paintings, Jan Weenix (Dutch, Amsterdam ca. 1641?–1719 Amsterdam), Jan Weenix was the son of the Italianate landscape and genre painter Jan Baptist Weenix (1621–1660/61) and the nephew of Melchior d’Hondecoeter (whose Peacocks hangs nearby). This 'hunting trophy' was probably intended for a town house, but it evokes life on a huge estate in another European country

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Size: 3827px × 4660px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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