Jan Weenix
Still Life of Game including a Hare, Black Grouse and Partridge, a Spaniel looking on with a Pigeon in Flight
Artist
Jan Weenix(Dutch, 1642–1719)Dutch, 1642–1719
CultureDutch
Titles
- Still Life of Game including a Hare, Black Grouse and Partridge, a Spaniel looking on with a Pigeon in Flight
Datec. 1680
PlaceAmsterdam, Netherlands
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions61 7/8 × 71 3/4 in. (157.2 × 182.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund
Object number2006.528
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"In the Company of Cats and Dogs," Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, June 22–September 21, 2014.
"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Paper labels on verso stretchers:
"GALERIE CHARLES BRUNNER (in red) / Jan Weenix / Amsterdam 1640 + 1714(?) / No. 10?9"
"From the Collections of the / Hon...? / Library ? Pictures"
"Presented by / ...? "
"GALERIE CHARLES BRUNNER (in red) / Jan Weenix / Amsterdam 1640 + 1714(?) / No. 10?9"
"From the Collections of the / Hon...? / Library ? Pictures"
"Presented by / ...? "
Marked in the image, lower left: "Weenix"
Stamped on brass plaque, lower center frame: "JAN WEENIX"
Red wax seal on verso center stretcher: "GALERIE / CHARLES / BRUNNER"
Red wax seal on verso center stretcher: "GALERIE / CHARLES / BRUNNER"
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