Abraham Danielsz. Hondius, about (1625-1691)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
• He is known for his depictions of animals.
 • He was the son of a city stonemason, Daniel Abramsz de Hondt.
• Hondius was born in Rotterdam.
• He trained under Pieter de Bloot and Cornelis Saftleven.
• He lived in Rotterdam until 1659 and moved then to Amsterdam.
• He moved to London in 1666, where he spent the rest of his life.
• More than two-thirds of his paintings, etchings and drawings are hunting scenes, animals fighting and animal studies.
• He also executed landscapes, genre and religious scenes.
• He painted views of London. 
• His last known work is Ape and Cat Fighting over Dead Poultry, dated 1690.
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