Exotic Dartmouth scenes Dating back more than 300 years, two pictures from a Dartmouth home feature enchanted landscapes with exotic birds. The pictures are gouaches, and are expected to sell for pounds500 to pounds750 each at Michael J Bowman's sale in Chudleigh Town Hall on June 30.

From: Herald Express (Torquay UK) | Date: June 26, 2007 | Copyright information

Dating back more than 300 years, two pictures from a Dartmouth home feature enchanted landscapes with exotic birds. The pictures are gouaches, and are expected to sell for pounds500 to pounds750 each at Michael J Bowman's sale in Chudleigh Town Hall on June 30.

They are attributed to Johannes Bronckhorst, a Dutch artist who was born in 1648. He specialised in birds, and used gouache or watercolour. One of these examples shows peacocks and other colourful birds in a setting of stone arc...

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