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Cow (Bos taurus)

1596 - 1610 · pen; brush; paper; deck paint; ink; pencil; watercolor (paint)

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

About this work

Cow. Numbered top right: 5. Top left the name in nine languages. Part of the first album of quadruped drawings. First of twelve albums of drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With commentary in Dutch, Latin and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

drawing cow

Credit lineKoe (Bos taurus). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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