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Pufferfish (Tetraodontidae)
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Pufferfish (Tetraodontidae)

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.

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Pufferfish 1-4. Numbered in the top right: 8. With the Latin names. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects. Sixth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on commission of Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch, Latin and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
drawingbony fishes: blowfish
Credit lineKogelvissen (Tetraodontidae). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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