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Natural history ensemble (no. 20)

Elias Verhulst, 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.

About this work

Sheet with the twentieth natural history ensemble of animals, numbers 1-15, partly with names in Latin. Insects (caterpillars, butterflies, grasshopper, grubs) and a seahorse. Numbered top right: 20. 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 bony fishes: hippocampus insects: butterfly insects: caterpillar insects

Credit lineNatuurhistorische ensemble (nr. 20). 1596 - 1610. Elias Verhulst, Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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