French Painter, 1761-1845  Related Paintings of Louis-Leopold Boilly :. | In the Entrance | La Preference maternelle | The Geography Lesson | A Game of Billiards | The Arrival of the Diligence |
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richard wagner
Born: 22 May 1813 Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany Died: 13 February 1883 Best Known As: German composer of Der Ring des Nibelungen
HONDECOETER, Melchior d
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1636-1695 Dutch animal painter. His grandfather, Gillis d'Hondecoeter (d. 1638) and his father, Gysbert d'Hondecoeter (1604?C1653), were landscape and animal painters. After four years at The Hague, where he painted The Menagerie of William III at Loo, Melchior settled in Amsterdam. He painted all forms of animal life, but is best known for his depiction of birds and fowl, in which he has few equals. Representative works, executed in a smooth, precise style, include the Dead Cock
William Smith Jewett
1789-1874 William Smith Jewett Galleries