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Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
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Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

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.

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Ibex or wild goat and Alpine chamois. Numbered in the upper right: 4. Latin names at the top. Part of the second album of drawings of quadrupeds. Second of twelve albums of 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: chamois
Credit lineGems (Rupicapra rupicapra) en Alpensteenbok (Capra ibex). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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