Southernwood by maria sibylla merian together with johanna herolt and dorothea graff, around 1688-1691 watercolor and opaque paints, parchment, 38 x 30. 5 cm inv. No. Ix-8-17 part of the herb series according to carin grabowski's analysis, maria sibylla merian painted the southernwood as a wild form on the left. Johanna herolt added the garden cultivation without contact with the ground next to the wild form. Dorothea graff painted the evening peacock butterfly at the end together with the green caterpillar, which is infested by a chalcid wasp. Date: circa 1688-1691.
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