Drawing, album, circa 1705

A lizard and a black and white snake entwined around an orange-flowered nasturtium, from an album entitled 'merian's drawings of surinam insects &c' watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with white, on vellum. Date: circa 1705. Dimensions: Height: 270 mm; Width: 367 mm. Medium: wool. Collection: British Museum.