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Parrot shooting
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Parrot shooting

Frans Greenwood · 1733 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Various shooters attempt to shoot a wooden bird from a pole with their rifles. Men, women, and children watch around them. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Customs and Manners in the Narrower Sense, Games and Amusements, Old Dutch Folk Game, Bird Shooting.

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Credit linePapegaai schieten. 1733. Frans Greenwood. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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