The painting is one of the most successful works by the artist also realised in different replicas and variations. Signed "Chierici" close to the hat of the girl and at the bottom left
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Title: The hen
Creator: Gaetano Chierici
Creator Lifespan: 1838 - 1920
Creator Nationality: Italian
Creator Death Place: Reggio Emilia
Creator Birth Place: Reggio Emilia
Date: 1886 circa
Location: Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia
Physical Dimensions: w60 x h48 cm (Without frame)
Bibliography: Monducci, E., "Gaetano Chierici 1838 - 1920", catalogo mostra, Reggio Emilia 1986, n. 213 (tav.); Farioli, E. in "La Galleria Fontanesi nei Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia", a cura di M. Mussini, Reggio Emilia, 1998, p. 176