Pelikanen des Pelicans de Mere (titel op object) Vogels uit de menagerie van Versailles (serietitel), RP-P-1879-A-3039, Pieter Boel, between 1670 and 1674

Identification title(s): pelicans. Des pelicans de mere (title on object). Birds from the menagerie of versailles (series title). Object type: print serial number: ?/6object number: rp-p-1879-a-3039. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 10-2. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: pelicans swimming in a moat in the menagerie of versailles. Geese and peacocks can be seen in the background. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: peeter boel (attributed to), after a drawing by: peeter boel (mentioned on object), publisher: gérard scotin (i) (mentioned on object), grantor of privilege: louis xiv (king of france) (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: paris. Dating: 1670 - 1674. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: top: h 245 mm × w 342 mm. Subject: what: water-birds: pelican. Where: versailles. Acquisition: purchase 1879. Date: between 1670 and 1674.