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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

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

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

About this work

House sparrow. Numbered top right: 5. 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
drawingsong-birds: sparrow
Credit lineHuismus (Passer domesticus). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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