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Coot (Fulica atra)
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Coot (Fulica atra)

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

Moorhen. Numbered top right: 12. With name in ten languages. 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: coot
Credit lineMeerkoet (Fulica atra). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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