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Black Carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio)
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Black Carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio)

1596 - 1610 · brush; paper; lacquer (coating); deck paint; pencil; watercolor (paint); chalk

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

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An unidentified fish, possibly a black koi carp (Hajiro koi). Numbered top right: 3. 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
Credit lineZwarte karper (Cyprinus carpio carpio). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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