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Tufted duck (Bucephala clangula)
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Tufted duck (Bucephala clangula)

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

Tufted duck. Numbered at the top right: 23. 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
Subjects
drawingwater-birds: common goldeneye
Credit lineBrilduiker (Bucephala clangula). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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