MARMADUKE CRADOCK, attributed to, oil on canvas, not signed.

MARMADUKE CRADOCK, attributed to, oil on canvas, not signed

A hummingbird, a pheasant, pigeons and ducks. Relined canvas 35.5 x 44.5 cm.

Relined canvas. Scattered retouches. Yellowed varnish. Crazing.

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In this painting, the British artist Marmaduke Cradock depicted a hummingbird, a pheasant, some pigeons and ducks together in a landscape by water. Cradock was mainly known for his motif's with birds but also portrayed other animals. He was self-taught as an artist and influenced by painters such as Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Peter Frans Casteels, and Jakob Bogdani. Cradock preferred painting native birds before exotic.

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