HONDECOETER, Gillis Claesz. d'
HONDECOETER, Gillis Claesz. d' – Gillis Claesz. de Hondecoeter or d’Hondecoeter was a Dutch painter, working in a Flemish style, painting landscapes, trees, fowl and birds. Later on d’Hondecoeter painted in a more Dutch, realistic style. Gillis was the father of Gijsbert d’Hondecoeter and grandfather of the more successful Melchior d’Hondecoeter and Jan Weenix. His daughter Josijntje married Jan Baptist Weenix.
