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Tree with Pelican / Tree and Peacock
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Tree with Pelican / Tree and Peacock

anonymous · 1666 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

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

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An emblem with two representations. Above a tree with a pelican. Above a tree with a peacock. These are the devices of Mary of Burgundy and Bianca Maria Sforza, the first and second wife of Emperor Maximilian I.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieMaria (hertogin van Bourgondië)Bianca Maria Sforzatreesornamental birds: peacockwater-birds: pelican
Credit lineBoom met pelikaan / Boom en pauw. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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