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Smelleken (Falco columbarius)
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Smelleken (Falco columbarius)

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt · 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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Little owl. Numbered top right: 15. Name in six languages on the left. 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
Credit lineSmelleken (Falco columbarius). 1596 - 1610. Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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