ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM GOWE FERGUSON (SCOTLAND 1632-1695 ENGLAND)
study of a dead game bird, suspended
oil on canvas
20 x 16 cm

Born in Scotland, Ferguson most likely trained in the Netherlands. In 1660 he is recorded in The Hague, and in 1682, he moved to Amsterdam where he married a Dutch woman. His paintings, mainly still lifes of dead game and fowl, clearly show the influence of Jan Weenix (1640/41-1719) and Cornelis van Lelienbergh (circa 1620-after 1676).