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Plate with six Ducks (Anas) and other waterfowl
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Plate with six Ducks (Anas) and other waterfowl

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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Sheet with six waterbirds: various types of ducks, shelduck, swan and cormorant. Numbered top right: 6. With Latin names. 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.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
drawingwater-birds: cormorantwater-birds: swanwater-birds: merganserwater-birds: duck
Credit lineBlad met zes eenden (Anas) en andere watervogels. 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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