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

Studies of frogs, depicting the life cycle of the amphibian, from an album entitled 'merian's drawings of surinam insects &c'; with spawn and tadpoles watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with white (partially oxidised), on vellum. Date: 1701-1705 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 236 mm; Width: 352 mm. Medium: wool. Collection: British Museum. Drawing, album (BM SL,5275.74)