A Rooster and Turkey Fighting
| Title | A Rooster and Turkey Fighting |
|---|---|
| Artist | Melchior de Hondecoeter (Dutch, 1636–1695) |
| Date | c. 1680 17th century |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | Netherlands Netherlands |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | A Rooster and Turkey Fighting, c. 1680. Melchior de Hondecoeter (Dutch, 1636–1695). Oil on canvas; framed: 164.5 x 193 x 10 cm (64 3/4 x 76 x 3 15/16 in.); unframed: 137.2 x 166.4 cm (54 x 65 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1986.59 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“A Rooster and Turkey Fighting” is a work by Melchior de Hondecoeter (Dutch, 1636–1695), dated c. 1680. It is executed in oil on canvas and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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