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Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
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Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

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

Silver gull. Numbered top right: 15. Name in three languages top left. Part of the third album of bird drawings. Fifth of twelve albums of 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 lineZilvermeeuw (Larus argentatus). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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