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The Great Birdcage
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Leaf with 24 depictions, each with four winged animals, such as birds, an owl, a bat and a butterfly, the so-called Great Birdcage. Below each depiction the names of the animals. Numbered top right: No 148.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe groote vogelkooi. 1827 - 1894. M. Hemeleers-van Houter. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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