# Turkey and Other Birds near Classical Ruins in a Park

- By: Aert Schouman (Dordrecht, 1710–1792)
- Date: c. 1756 - c. 1761
- Medium: paper, pencil, watercolor (paint)
- Classification: drawing
- Dimensions: height 240 mm x width 174 mm
- Credit line: On loan from the City of Amsterdam
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-T-FM-137--4e687ee40fc34d9d8ec38ed8ed56885a)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/2ed230675b0f5312448d7f03d055a913.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Aert Schouman did not paint only exotic birds. In this drawing he chose to depict true Dutch specimens, including the white Muscovy duck, the black tufted hen and the brown turkey. He situated them in appropriate surroundings, a man-made park. In the 18th century, these scenes were very popular as wall paintings in domestic rooms or galleries. This watercolour possibly served as the design for such a painted decoration.