# A Hen with Peacocks and a Turkey

- By: Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Utrecht, 1636–1695)
- Date: c. 1680
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: depth 11.5 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-C-146--f591a9c099165e40c858404db6515a1e)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/YAVuX/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Hondecoeter enlivened his bird paintings with little vignettes. Here the focus is on the hen taking care for her chicks, surrounded by large and intimidating birds.