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Ray (Batoidea or Rajomorphii)
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Ray (Batoidea or Rajomorphii)

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

Skate. Numbered top right: 19. Name in seven languages at the top. 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
drawingcartilaginous fishes: ray
Credit lineRog (Batoidea of Rajomorphii). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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