Drawing, album, 1700-1707 (circa)

Scarlet ibis, from an album entitled 'merian's drawings of surinam insects &c'; a snake in its mouth, with an example of a blue butterfly, an egg, and a yellow-flowered plant watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with white, on vellum. Date: 1700-1707 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 449 mm; Width: 310 mm. Medium: wool. Collection: British Museum.