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Squatina or violin ray (Rhinobatidae)

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

Squatina (angel shark) or violin skate. Numbered top right: 15. 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

drawing cartilaginous fishes: angelshark

Credit lineSquatina of vioolrog (Rhinobatidae). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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