Melchior de Hondecoeter (c. 1636-1695), Fowl, 1668-70. Oil on canvas, 83 x 64 cm © Nottingham City Museums and Galleries

Melchior de Hondecoeter (c. 1636-1695), A Cock, Hens and Chicks, 1668-70 © National Gallery, London

Melchior de Hondecoeter (c. 1636-1695), «Hühnerho», 1686 © Lower Saxony State Museum

Melchior de Hondecoeter (c. 1636-1695), Still Life with Cock, oil on canvas, 59 x 66 cm © Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Melchior de Hondecoeter (c. 1636-1695), Birds and a Spaniel in a Garden. Oil on canvas, 127,6 x 152,4 cm. © Royal Collection, Windsor

Melchior de Hondecoeter (c. 1636-1695), Landscape with Poultry and Birds of Prey. Oil on canvas 122 x 139 cm, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid © Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Melchior de Hondecoeter (c. 1636-1695), The poultry yard, late 17th century, oil on canvas, 148.2 × 170.3 cm, inscribed in brown paint c.: M. D. Hondecoeter. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Felton Bequest, 1920, 1067-3. © National Gallery of Victoria

Melchior de Hondecoeter (c. 1636-1695), Barnyard Fowl and Peacocks. Oil on canvas, 121.9 x 156.5 cm (48 x 61 5/8 in.), Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund, 07.501 © 2017 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Melchior de Hondecoeter (c. 1636-1695), Poultry Yard. Oil on canvas, 285х303 cm. The State Hermitage Museum, ГЭ-2740 © 1998 - 2017 The State Hermitage Museum

Melchior de Hondecoeter (c. 1636-1695), A Rooster and Turkey Fighting, c. 1680. Oil on canvas, Framed: 164.50 x 193.00 x 10.00 cm (64 3/4 x 75 15/16 x 3 7/8 inches); Unframed: 137.20 x 166.40 cm (54 x 65 1/2 inches). John L. Severance Fund 1986.59. © The Cleveland Museum of Art

Melchior de Hondecoeter (c. 1636-1695), A Hen with Peacocks and a Turkey, c. 1680, oil on canvas, h 134 cm × w 174.5 cm. On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest), SK-C-146 © Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Melchior de Hondecoeter (c. 1636-1695), Birds in a Park, 1686. Oil on canvas, 135x155 cm. The State Hermitage Museum, ГЭ-1043 © 1998 - 2017 The State Hermitage Museum

Melchior de Hondecoeter (c. 1636-1695), Poultry Yard. Oil on canvas, 112х125 cm. The State Hermitage Museum, ГЭ-1031 © 1998 - 2017 The State Hermitage Museum