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Album Sheet with a Civet
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Even if stiff, the strict profile view seen here is typical of natural history illustrations of the time. It was probably a deliberate choice by the artist to give the depiction on objective ‘scientific’ status by focussing on the animal’s colour and markings. Civet cats are native to Africa and Asia, but this one – given its collar – must have been held in captivity.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAlbum Sheet with a Civet. c. 1572. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
