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Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
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Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)

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 at the top right: 18. At the top the Latin name. 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 explanation in Dutch, Latin and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBrandgans (Branta leucopsis). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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