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Natural history ensemble (no. 13)

Elias Verhulst, Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt · 1596 - 1610 · pen; brush; paper; lacquer (coating); 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

Sheet with the thirteenth natural history ensemble with animals and plants, numbers 1-13. Insects (butterfly, flies, beetle, caterpillar), spider, fish, fruits, and flowers. Numbered in the top right: 13. Part of the seventh album with drawings of reptiles, amphibians, and natural history ensembles. The seventh of twelve albums with watercolours 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 flowers fishes insects: butterfly insects: caterpillar insects fruits

Credit lineNatuurhistorische ensemble (nr. 13). 1596 - 1610. Elias Verhulst, Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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