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

Six examples of cicadas and lantern flies, from an album of 91 drawings entitled 'merian's drawings of surinam insects &c'; an orange-flowered plant below watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with white (partially oxidised), and with pen and grey ink, on vellum. Date: 1701-1705 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 356 mm; Width: 267 mm. Medium: wool. Collection: British Museum. Drawing, album (BM SL,5275.49)

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