Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610

brush, h 142mm × w 177mm More details

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.

Identification

Title(s)

Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Houtsnip (Scolopax rusticola)
Bosch Sneppe. / Rusticula ficedula. / Becasse. (title on object)

Object type

drawing

Object number

RP-T-BR-2017-1-5-22

Description

Houtsnip. Genummerd linksboven: 17. Rechtsboven de naam in acht talen. Onderdeel van het derde album met tekeningen van vogels. Vijfde van twaalf albums met tekeningen van dieren, vogels en planten bekend rond 1600, gemaakt in opdracht van keizer Rudolf II. Met toelichting in Nederlands, Latijn en Frans.

Creation

Artist

draughtsman: Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt
draughtsman: Elias Verhulst

Place

draughtsman: Praag
draughtsman: Delft

Dating

1596 - 1610

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

brush / pen

Measurements

height 142 mm × width 177 mm

Subject

What

shore-birds and wading-birds: woodcock

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

On loan from a private collection

Acquisition

loan 21-Mar-2017

Copyright

Public domain

Relations

Is part of

Album met vogels (RP-T-BR-2017-1-5)

Documentation

The albums of Anselmus de Boodt (1550-1632) : natural history painting at the court of Rudolph II in Prague, p. 114, pl. 37

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.678134

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