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Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Domestic sow (female pig). Top left the name in nine languages. Number in top right has been scraped off. Part of the first album with drawings of quadrupeds. First of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on commission of Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch, Latin and French.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVarken (Sus scrofa domesticus). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
