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Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
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Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)

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

Crested Lark. Numbered top right: 2. Part of the second album with bird drawings. Fourth of twelve albums with 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: lark
Credit lineKuifleeuwerik (Galerida cristata). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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