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Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
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Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

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

Red kite. Numbered top right: 8. Name in Latin at the top. Part of the first album with drawings of birds. Third 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
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Credit lineRode wouw (Milvus milvus). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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