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Owl Flying from the Easel (Small Variant)
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Owl Flying from the Easel (Small Variant)

1718 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Departure at night. The wig-maker, Brontin, and Boirude are startled by an owl that flies out of a lectern. In the foreground a saw, a hammer, nails, a glass, and a bottle of wine.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratieowlsbottle of winenight
Credit lineUil vliegt uit lessenaar (kleine variant). 1718. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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