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Bird's Nest Robber
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Bird's Nest Robber

Claes Jansz. Visscher (II) · 1596 - 1630 · etching; paper

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

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A boy sits in a tree and takes a bird's nest out of it. He holds the nest with the birds in his hand. Under the tree, three men are shouting. Depiction of the proverb 'He who knows the nest, knows it, but he who steals it, has it'.

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Credit lineVogelnestrover. 1596 - 1630. Claes Jansz. Visscher (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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