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This still life is typical of the small, gem-like larder and game pieces he normally produced. It suggests an influence of seventeenth-century Netherlandish paintings. This is unsurprising as Blake was employed by dealers to copy old Dutch pictures, some of which were not sold under his own name.
Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum
Salisbury
Title
Still Life of a Hanging Bird, a Jar and a Cabbage
Medium
oil on board
Measurements
H 24 x W 19.5 cm
Accession number
SBYWM:1909-10.1.3
Acquisition method
gift
Work type
Painting
Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum
The King's House, 65 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 2EN England
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