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The Great Birdcage
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The Great Birdcage

anonymous · 1800 - 1899 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

Sheet 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 at the top right: No. 46.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printflying mammals: batbirdsinsects: butterfly
Credit lineDe groote vogelkooi. 1800 - 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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