Rochus van VeenDutch, 1630–1693Drake Pintail
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
A Beverwijk native, Rochus van Veen drew almost exclusively plants and animals found in the Netherlands. He must have seen or perhaps even caught this pintail himself. He meticulously drew the typical greybrown plumage and the long, pointed tail, from which the duck gets its name. The carefully placed brushstrokes in the chest and back feathers are particularly well observed.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-T-1956-206
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
