Two Peacocks Threatening a Hen with Chicks, Known as ‘The Threatened Hen’, Melchior d'Hondecoeter, 1681
oil on canvas, h 115.5cm × w 141cm × d 4cm × w 21.8kg More details
Hondecoeter enlivened his bird paintings with little vignettes. Here the focus is on the hen protecting her chicks from the large and intimidating peacocks.