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Four Vultures of Different Kinds
Ehemalige Supraporte des Paradeschlafzimmers im ersten Obergeschoss des Oberen Belvedere
Date1723

Artist Philipp Ferdinand de Hamilton (um 1667 Brüssel – 1750 Wien)

ULAN

Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
110 × 127 cm
SignatureBez. und dat. rechts unten: Philip. F. de Hamilton / S.[uae] C.[aesareae] M.[aiestatis] C.[urialis] P.[ictor] 1723
Inventory number4208
Location Upper Belvedere
Arranged as if it were an elegant group portrait, Philipp Ferdinand de Hamilton has depicted four vultures. From left to right we see a cinereous vulture, a young griffon vulture, a king vulture, and an adult griffon vulture. In Prince Eugene’s day, this painting hung above the door of his bedroom in the Upper Belvedere, a testimony to his interest in natural science. Such birds and animals from distant climes could also be found in his menagerie in the palace grounds, the second largest zoo in the whole of Europe in its day. Originally from Brussels, de Hamilton specialized in depictions of animals and was an imperial court painter from 1705.

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Supraporte im Paradeschlafzimmer des Prinzen Eugen im Oberen Belvedere.
Ankauf für Kaiserlichen Hof
1922 Übernahme aus dem Kunsthistorischen Museum, Wien. – 1948 Inventarisierung

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