The Floating Feather
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The Floating Feather
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The Floating Feather is the commonly used name for an oil-on-canvas painting by Dutch artist Melchior d'Hondecoeter, properly titled A Pelican and Other Birds Near a Pool. The fine detail of the feather floating on the pond led to the "official" title being quickly supplanted. The picture was painted around 1680, probably for either the hunting lodge of the Stadholder William III of Orange, which is now the royal palace at Soestdijk, or Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn. The painting shows a number of
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Painting by Melchior d'Hondecoeter
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Floating_Feather
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2024-01-22T15:00:53Z
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