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Pelican (Pelicanus)

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.

About this work

Pelican. Numbered in the upper right: 12. Latin and German names at the top. 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 description

Subjects

drawing water-birds: pelican

Credit linePelikaan (Pelicanus). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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