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Wisent or European Bison (Bison bonasus)
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Wisent or European Bison (Bison bonasus)

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

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

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Wisent or European bison. Numbered top right: 9. Top left the name in three languages. Part of the second album with drawings of quadrupeds. Second 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 description
Subjects
drawinghoofed animals: bison
Credit lineWisent of Europese bizon (Bison bonasus). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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