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Magpie (Pica pica)
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Magpie (Pica pica)

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

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

About this work

Magpie. Numbered top right: 14. Name in nine languages in the top left corner. Part of the first album of bird drawings. Third of twelve albums of drawings of animals, birds, and plants known around 1600, made on the order of Emperor Rudolf II. With commentary in Dutch, Latin, and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineEkster (Pica pica). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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