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Melchior de Hondecoeter
1636–1695
(b Utrecht, 1636; d Amsterdam, 3 Apr. 1695). Dutch painter, the best-known member of a family of artists. He was the Netherlands' most renowned painter of birds, winning an international reputation with his vigorous and brightly coloured canvases.
Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)