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Lot 8

Willem van Royen
(Amsterdam 1672-1742)
A citron-crested cockatoo, two red macaws, a green parrot and a marmoset, with apples and figs

6 December 2017, 15:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Willem van Royen (Amsterdam 1672-1742)

A citron-crested cockatoo, two red macaws, a green parrot and a marmoset, with apples and figs
signed and dated 'W.V: Royen f/ 1706' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
122.2 x 101.4cm (48 1/8 x 39 15/16in).

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Provenance
Lady ALexandra Louise Elizabeth Acheson (1878-1958) who married Lt.-Col. Hon. Frederick William Stanley, son of the 16th Earl of Derby, and thence by descent to the present owner

A native of Amsterdam, van Royen most probably studied under Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Utrecht 1636-1695 Amsterdam). He specialised, like Hondecoeter, in hunt still lifes and the depiction of exotic birds, as with the present work. A pair of paintings, of similar dimensions, can be found in the Wallace Collection (Accession nos. P62 and P67).

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