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Sheet with Twenty-Two Winged Insects
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Sheet with Twenty-Two Winged Insects

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt · 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.

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Sheet with twenty-two winged insects, numbered 1-22. Numbered in the top right: 4. 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.

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Credit lineBlad met tweeëntwintig gevleugelde insecten. 1596 - 1610. Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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