Title

Two Peacocks Threatening a Hen with Chicks, Known as ‘The Threatened Hen’, 1681. Creator: Melchior d'Hondecoeter.

Caption

Two Peacocks Threatening a Hen with Chicks, Known as ‘The Threatened Hen’, 1681.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A66_144

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

72,2Mb (4,5Mb) / 18,5in x 15,1in / 5558 x 4542 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe animal wildlife close up family painting protection bird birds parent science museum Netherlands Dutch threatening chick chicken THREAT mother peacock protected defense Baroque motherhood century protect protective biology parenting concept hen defensive close-up closeup 17th century mum ornithology oil Painting intrusive natural history seventeenth century Oil on canvas Rijksmuseum TGN portrait oil Baroque Era Oil on canvas Melchior d'Hondecoeter d'Hondecoeter Melchior Hondecoeter Melchior D' Painting Heritage Art Melchior d' Hondecoeter Low Countries Hondecoeter Melchior de