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Purple heron (Ardea purpurea)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Purple Heron. Numbered in the upper right: 20. Part of the third album with drawings of birds. Fifth 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 descriptionSubjects
Credit linePurperreiger (Ardea purpurea). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
