Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), Reijgher. / Ardea Stellaris major / Heron. (title on object), Purple Heron. Numbered top right: 20. Part of the third album with drawings of birds. Fifth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French, Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610, paper, watercolor (paint), deck paint, pencil, chalk, brush, h 186 mm × w 172 mm
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Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea, Reijgher, Ardea Stellaris major, Heron, title, object, Numbered top right, 20, Part, third album, drawings, birds, Fifth, twelve albums, animals, plants, 1600, commissioned, Emperor Rudolf II, explanation, Dutch, Latin, French, Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, 1596, 1610, paper, watercolor, paint, deck paint, pencil, chalk, brush
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