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Sparrows on the Balcony
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Sparrows on the Balcony

Richard Tepe · 1900 - 1930 · daglichtcollodiumzilverdruk; cardboard

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 to this end 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 description
Credit lineMussen op het balkon. 1900 - 1930. Richard Tepe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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