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Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
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Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)

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.

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Robin. Numbered top right: 5. Name in German in the top left corner. 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: bluethroat
Credit lineBlauwborst (Luscinia svecica). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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