Drawing, album, Maria Sibylla Merian, 1701-1705 (circa)

Examples of beetles including a stag beetle, from an album of 91 drawings entitled 'merian's drawings of surinam insects &c'; with two caterpillars and a bee on a branch bearing green fruit watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with white, and with pen and grey ink, over black chalk, on vellum. Date: 1701-1705 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 376 mm; Width: 270 mm. Medium: wool. Collection: British Museum. Drawing, album (BM SL,5275.48)

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drawings on vellum in the british museum drawings by maria sibylla merian in the british museum wool british museum maria sibylla merian