[King-fisher and ducks of Battersea enamel] [art original].Janssen, Stephen Theodore, 1747-1777[18th century]zxxRectangular enameled plaque with a colored image showing a king-fisher on the left, two ducks on the right near a pond, and a building between them in the distance, similar to one belonging to Horace Walpole."A king-fisher and ducks, of the Battersea enamel: it was a manufacture, stamped with a copper plate, supported by Alderman Jansen, but failed"--From the 1774 Description. Formerly located in the Green Closet at Strawberry Hill.Title and date from dealer's catalog.Gilt bronze mount.Painted after Robert Hancock.Also available as a digital reproduction.