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Black Grouse (Tetrao urogallus)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Black grouse, possibly a capercaillie or a black grouse. Numbered top right: 8. Latin name at the top. Part of the first album of bird drawings. Third of twelve albums of drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on commission of Emperor Rudolf II. With commentary in Dutch, Latin and French.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAuerhoen (Tetrao urogallus). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.