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Indian Peafowl
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Indian Peafowl

1596 - 1610 · brush; paper; deck paint; watercolor (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Blue peacock (hen). Numbered top right: 16. 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 description
Subjects
drawingornamental birds: peacock
Credit lineIndian Peafowl. 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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