\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting combines the genre of still life with that of landscape. In the background we see the palace of Rijksdorp, ow
ned by the man who commissioned the work, Jacob Emmery van Wassenaer. WeenixÆs increasingly complex compositions, in which exotic animals also appear, testify to changes in his style.