Arkivism
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Public domain

Garganey (Anas querquedula)

1596 - 1610 · brush; paper; deck paint; pencil; watercolor (paint); chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Shoveler. Numbered at the top right: 26. 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: garganey
Credit lineZomertaling (Anas querquedula). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
Open in Explore View at source

Similar works

Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) Teal (Anas crecca)Teal (Anas crecca) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Common teal (Anas crecca)Common teal (Anas crecca) Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) Common merganser (Mergus merganser)Common merganser (Mergus merganser)