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Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus), Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra), and Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
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Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus), Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra), and Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

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

A Cirl bunting, a Grey bunting, and a Yellowhammer. Numbered top right: 6. Latin name in the middle at number 2. Part of the second album of bird drawings. Fourth 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 lineCirlgors (Emberiza cirlus), grauwe gors (Emberiza calandra) en een geelgors (Emberiza citrinella). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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