MELCHIOR DE HONDECOETER (1636-1695) Cockerell with Hens in a Farmyard (1681) Oil on canvas (84 x 69 cm) Private collection To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Pupil of his father Gysbert Hondecoeter and of his uncle Jan Baptiste Weenix, Melchior began his career with a different speciality from …