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Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace, Dutch duck fishing, fish and turtle pond

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Inscription: Object designations: “Dutchman/ENTEN FANG/as well as fish and shield =/Krotten Teich”; “Water reservoir the W (?) ahre ducks/alive to conserve,” "Reservoir the dead/ducks to be equal/equal.“Draperiein”:" Through this method is with little/Specen Wintter’s time and in a day 4./to 500. Wild ducks and over 100. Gee caught/and Anno g (?): 1000 wild ducks and 200. Caught in one day and the tongues of it have been speeded to the king after/Paris, and is this/ducks catch who has the right instructions of/over to aptiren, absondeilich in Hungary since the/situation is very favorite."Scale indication. Signature and dating: "Fecit k: k: Baumeister ing.. (?) 1736 “verso: collector’s sign, stamp” Imperial, Royal Court Library "
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Title: Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace, Dutch duck fishing, fish and turtle pond
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Inscription: Object designations: “Dutchman/ENTEN FANG/as well as fish and shield =/Krotten Teich”; “Water reservoir the W (?) ahre ducks/alive to conserve,” "Reservoir the dead/ducks to be equal/equal.
“Draperiein”:" Through this method is with little/Specen Wintter’s time and in a day 4.
/to 500.
Wild ducks and over 100.
Gee caught/and Anno g (?): 1000 wild ducks and 200.
Caught in one day and the tongues of it have been speeded to the king after/Paris, and is this/ducks catch who has the right instructions of/over to aptiren, absondeilich in Hungary since the/situation is very favorite.
"Scale indication.
Signature and dating: "Fecit k: k: Baumeister ing.
(?) 1736 “verso: collector’s sign, stamp” Imperial, Royal Court Library ".

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