# Ducks’ Nests

- By: Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël (Amsterdam, 1828–1903)
- Date: c. 1890 - c. 1900
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 59 cm x width 44 cm x depth 9.5 cm
- Credit line: C.D. Reich Bequest
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-2983--395cd08a82e337802f1bc1b98e3e8226)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/AfnZp/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

These baskets made of willow branches and resting on sticks were intended to offer shelter to nesting ducks. In the past, their eggs were gathered for consumption. In contrast to his mills and panoramic views, Gabriël here ‘zooms in’ on a detail in nature. He thus presents an unusual perspective of the watery Dutch landscape from a low vantage point on the embankment.