Core Record |
| Title |
Birds in a Landscape |
| Collection |
National Trust for Scotland (Brodie Castle) |
| Artist |
Attributed to circle of Hondecoeter, Melchior de (Dutch animal painter, 1636-1695) |
| Date Earliest |
possibly 1660 |
| Date Latest |
possibly 1690 |
| Description |
Wild and domestic fowl are carefully positioned in a landscape framed by a tree to the left. The most colourful birds occupying the foreground include a pochard, domestic ducks with white pompons, and a lapwing. An ornamental pigeon flies above in the centre, and chickens are seen in the background. Such images were popular with wealthy burghers who lived as landed aristocrats on estates in the country where they kept exotic and native fowl. Melchior de Hondecoeter was the pre-eminent specialist in this genre. |
| Current Accession Number |
73.25 |
| Subject |
animal (birds); landscape |
| Measurements |
101.5 x 122 cm.0 cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on canvas |
| Acquisition Details |
Given by Ninian, 25th Brodie of Brodie, 1980. |
| Provenance |
Possibly with William, 22nd Brodie of Brodie by about 1824; by descent to Ninian, 25th Brodie of Brodie. |
| Rights Owner |
National Trust for Scotland |
| Author |
Dr Claudia Heide |
