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Sheet with seven different fish and a sword crab
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Sheet with seven different fish and a sword crab

1596 - 1610 · pen; brush; paper; deck paint; ink; watercolor (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with seven different fish, numbered 1-7, and a spider crab from above and below, 8-9. Partially with Latin names. Numbered top right: 25. 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
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drawingcrustaceansfishes
Credit lineBlad met zeven verschillende vissen en een degenkrab. 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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