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Head of a Roebuck
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Head of a Roebuck

Wybrand Hendriks · c. 1800 · brush; paper; watercolor (paint); chalk

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

About this work

The Haarlem artist Wybrand Hendriks tried to render this roebuck's coat as realistically as possible with delicate dots and lines of the brush. Its dull grey tinge indicates that it is winter, because in the summer the fur is a light brown. The artist undoubtedly had ample time to study the animal; it is probably dead, lying flat on the ground with lifeless eyes.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHead of a Roebuck. c. 1800. Wybrand Hendriks. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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