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Seashell, pipefish (Syngnathus) and water snake (Natrix)

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

A sea shell, sea needle and water snake. Numbered top right: 22. Name in three languages top left. 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 snakes bony fishes: pipefish

Credit lineZeeschelp, zeenaald (Syngnathus) en waterslang (Natrix). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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