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Eurasian Jay

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

Eurasian jay. Numbered top right: 18. Name in four languages 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 the order of Emperor Rudolf II. With commentary in Dutch, Latin, and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

drawing song-birds: Eurasian jay

Credit lineEurasian Jay. 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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