The life cycle of the butterfly, from an album of 160 drawings entitled 'merian's drawings of european insects &c'; with examples of a caterpillar and chrysalis on a sprig of wispy foliage, a wasp (?) to left
watercolour and bodycolour, on vellum. Date: 1670-1682 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 213 mm; Width: 279 mm. Medium: wool. Collection: British Museum. Drawing, album (BM SL,5276.36 1)
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