Stillleben mit Rebhühner

Still Life with Partridges

The increasing wealth in the Dutch Republic in the later 17th century is reflected in a taste for refined paintings such as this still life with hunting motifs. Willem van Aelst was among the first painters to depict hunting trophies, and this is a prime example of such a work. In the 18th century it belonged to William V, Prince of Orange and the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic.