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Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Moorhen. Numbered in the upper right: 31. With the Latin and German names. 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 lineKwak (Nycticorax nycticorax). 1596 - 1610. Elias Verhulst. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
