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Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
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Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)

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

Barnacle goose. Numbered top right: 9. With Latin and German 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: brant goose
Credit lineRotgans (Branta bernicla). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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