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Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)

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

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

About this work

Atlantic salmon. Numbered top right: 6, with the name in two languages. 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

Subjects

drawing bony fishes: grayling

Credit lineVlagzalm (Thymallus thymallus). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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