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Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)
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Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)

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

Scaup. Numbered at the top right: 25. Here also 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 lineSmient (Anas penelope). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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