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Merlin

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

Little owl (?). Numbered top right: 17. With name in Latin. 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

Subjects

drawing predatory birds: merlin

Credit lineMerlin. 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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