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Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610
In Rudolf II’s menagerie (zoo) in Prague, De Boodt could study living animals from distant places, and in the emperor’s Kunstkammer (Cabinet of Curiosities) he could find stuffed specimens. Yet he also drew some creatures after existing images. For this woodcock, the draughtsman probably did not need to consult such sources: the bird was common in and around Prague.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-BR-2017-1-5-22
- Dimensionsheight 142 mm x width 177 mm
- Physical characteristicspenseel in waterverf en dekverf in kleuren over potlood of zwart krijt, gehoogd met witte dekverf, handschrift in pen in bruin