Een hen met kuikens bedreigd door twee pauwen, bekend als ‘De bedreigde hen’ Een hen met kuikens bedreigd door twee pauwen, bekend als 'De bedreigde hen', SK-A-174, Melchior d'Hondecoeter, 1681

Identification title(s): a hen with chicks threatened by two peacocks, known as 'the endangered hen'a hen with chicks threatened by two peacocks, known as 'the endangered hen'. Object type: painting object number: sk-a-174. Inscriptions / marks: signature and date, on a rock in the middle: 'm. D hondecoeter aº 1681'. Description: a hen with chicks threatened by two peacocks, known as 'the endangered hen'. In the sky a pigeon, in the distance a cassowary and an african crowned crane. Manufacture. Manufacturer: painter: melchior d'hondecoeter. Date: 1681. Physical characteristics: oil on canvas. Material: canvas oil paint. Technique: painting. Dimensions: carrier: h 115. 5 cm. × w 141 cm. Outer size: d 4 cm. (carrier incl. Sk-l-4953), carrier: g 21. 8 kg (carrier incl. Sk-l-4953). Subject: what: fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc. ), ornamental birds: peacock. Acquisition: purchase 1809. Date: 1681.