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Sparrows on the balcony
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
People first began to realize around 1900 that nature had to be protected. Amateur photographer Tepe used photography for this purpose and was one of the champions of the nature conservation movement. Tepe specialized in bird photography and was the founder of this genre in the Netherlands. Sometimes a basket was used to lure the birds, and at other times they ate from someone's hand.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMussen op het balkon. 1900 - 1930. Richard Tepe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
