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Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
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Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

1596 - 1610 · pen; brush; paper; deck paint; ink; pencil; watercolor (paint); chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Oystercatcher. Numbered in the upper right: 10. Name at the top in various languages and a three-line inscription in Latin. 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.

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Credit lineKluut (Recurvirostra avosetta). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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