Catalogue of the Ehrich Galleries collection of valuable paintings : by the masters of the classic Italian, Dutch, Flemish, English, Spanish, and French schools . TISCHBEINI722-I789 Catalogue No. 55 DIOGENES IN HIS TUB. RIBERAI 588-1656 Catalogue No. 58 71 MELCHIOR DE HONDEKOETER Dutch School1636-1695 Hondekoeter, the son of a Belgian nobleman, devotedhimself to the poultry-yard, and became famous for his picturesof fowl and other birds. His paintings are highly finished, withgreat transparency of coloring. COCK AND HEN Splendid example of the poultry pictures of this well-knownpainter of anim
Catalogue of the Ehrich Galleries collection of valuable paintings : by the masters of the classic Italian, Dutch, Flemish, English, Spanish, and French schools . TISCHBEINI722-I789 Catalogue No. 55 DIOGENES IN HIS TUB. RIBERAI 588-1656 Catalogue No. 58 71 MELCHIOR DE HONDEKOETER Dutch School1636-1695 Hondekoeter, the son of a Belgian nobleman, devotedhimself to the poultry-yard, and became famous for his picturesof fowl and other birds. His paintings are highly finished, withgreat transparency of coloring. COCK AND HEN Splendid example of the poultry pictures of this well-knownpainter of animals and still life. The proud gait of the chanti-cleer, his splendid greenish black tail feathers, his fierce eyes, comband wattles of rich grainy red, and the deep white collar he wears,like the gentlemen of Hondekoeters day, are told with the great-est simplicity and vigor. On canvas; height, 33 inches; width, 29 inches. 72 PETER DE LAER Dutch School1613-1673 De Laer, after acquiring the elements of painting, went toRome, where he lived and worked with Nicholas Poussin andClaude Lorraine. He resided in Rome sixteen years, and washighly esteemed by all classes. His pictures are faithful imita-tions of nature ad
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