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Guinea pig (Cavia)

anonymous · 1790 - 1814 · brush; paper; deck paint; watercolor (paint); chalk

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

About this work

Guinea pig or Guinea piglet. Numbered 1 in the upper right. Marked with a red star in the upper left. Part of the first album of drawings of quadrupeds. First of twelve albums of drawings of animals, birds, and plants known around 1600, made on commission of Emperor Rudolf II. With commentary in Dutch, Latin, and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

drawing rodents: guinea pig

Credit lineCavia (Cavia). 1790 - 1814. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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