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A Pelican and other Birds near a Pool, Known as ‘The Floating Feather’
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
It must have been a great honour for Hondecoeter to receive commissions from the country’s ruler. He made this regal bird scene for Het Loo, the palace of William and Mary. It features a pelican in the foreground, a cassowary behind it at the left, a flamingo and a black crowned crane. Water birds congregate in and around a basin, and a feather floats on the water’s surface.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineA Pelican and other Birds near a Pool, Known as ‘The Floating Feather’. c. 1680. Melchior d' Hondecoeter. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
