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Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

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

Hawfinch. Numbered top right: 8. German name in the bottom right corner. 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

Subjects

drawing song-birds: Bohemian waxwing

Credit linePestvogel (Bombycilla garrulus). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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