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

A black monkey sitting on the ground with a red fruit in his raised right hand, from an album entitled 'merian's drawings of surinam insects &c'; with a blue-flowered plant to left watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with white, on vellum. Date: 1701-1705 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 196 mm; Width: 269 mm. Medium: wool. Collection: British Museum. Drawing, album (BM SL,5275.91)