{"product_id":"a-cock-hens-and-chicks-ngal1251","title":"A Cock Hens and Chicks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eMelchior d'Hondecoeter (Dutch, 1636 - 1695)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e33 5\/8\" x 43 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(About 1668-70) \"Melchior d‘Hondecoeter specialised in large decorative paintings of birds, often mixing domestic and ornamental fowl with wild ones, as he does in this picture. A wild pigeon perches on a wooden yoke that leans against an overturned wicker basket, while a finch wings its way towards it.\n\nThe exotic chickens are probably Polish – in spite of their name, a breed first recorded in the Netherlands and established there by the seventeenth century. They were bred for their eggs but also for their colours and extravagant appearance. Such a picture would have been highly prized for its detailed representation of the fowl, and as an idealised view of life on a farm.\n\nAlthough d’Hondecoeter drew and sketched from life, he painted in the studio – common practice among seventeenth-century Dutch artists. He may have also worked from birds preserved by taxidermy, a means of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals with a lifelike effect.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/paintings\/melchior-d-hondecoeter-a-cock-hens-and-chicks\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"National Gallery of Art London - A Cock Hens and Chicks\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melchior d'Hondecoeter","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":50509851885811,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (33 5\/8\" x 43 1\/4\")","offer_id":50509851918579,"sku":null,"price":2327.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (15 3\/4\" x 20 1\/4\")","offer_id":50509851951347,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (19 3\/8\" x 24 7\/8\")","offer_id":50509851984115,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (23 5\/8\" x 30 3\/8\")","offer_id":50509852016883,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (30 1\/2\" x 39 1\/8\")","offer_id":50509852049651,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (36 5\/8\" x 47 1\/8\")","offer_id":50509852082419,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (43 1\/4\" x 55 1\/2\")","offer_id":50509852115187,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (51 7\/8\" x 66 3\/4\")","offer_id":50509852147955,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/ACock_HensandChicks.jpg?v=1788683588","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/a-cock-hens-and-chicks-ngal1251","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}