Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Dutch painter (born 1636)

Melchior d'Hondecoeter

Dutch painter (1636–1695)

Melchior d'Hondecoeter, 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, fieldfares,…