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Gurnard (Triglidae)
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Gurnard (Triglidae)

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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A type of bream. Not a whiting as indicated in the drawing. Numbered top right: 14. Name in five languages top right. 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 commentary in Dutch, Latin and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
drawingbony fishes: gurnard
Credit linePoon (Triglidae). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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