Artist
Jan Weenix (Dutch, 1642–1719)Dutch, 1642–1719
CultureDutch
Titles
- Still Life of a Dead Hare, Partridges, and Other Birds in a Niche
Datec. 1675
PlaceAmsterdam, Netherlands
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions41 9/16 × 34 13/16 in. (105.5 × 88.5 cm)
frame: 52 × 45 × 3 in. (132.1 × 114.3 × 7.6 cm)
frame: 52 × 45 × 3 in. (132.1 × 114.3 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment
Object number2001.82
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
208 Friends Of Old Masters
On view
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanObject Type
Exhibition History"Three Centuries of Tradition: The Renaissance of Custom Gunmaking in America," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 25–April 25, 2004 1/25/04.
"A Noble Pastime: Hunting Pictures from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Ellen Noel Museum, Odessa, Texas, September 3–November 7, 2004; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas, January 29–April 6, 2005; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, December 2, 2006–April 29, 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Label taped to the verso of the frame: "#9 / JAN WEENIX / Amsterdam c. 1642-1719 Amsterdam / ¦Still-Life of a Dead Hare, Partridges, and / other Birds in a Niche with a Marble Ledge¦ / Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower / right: ¦J. Weenix f. 167(?)¦"
Black label on verso of frame, upper right: "26"
Black label on verso of frame, upper right: "26"
Signed and dated at lower right: "J. Weenix f. 167[?]"
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George Romney
September 1783
Book with pen and sepia ink, brush and sepia wash, black chalk and graphite on laid paper
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