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White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
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White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

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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White Wagtail. Numbered top right: 8. Latin name at the top. 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
Credit lineWitte kwikstaart (Motacilla alba). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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