Drawing, album, Maria Sibylla Merian, 1670-1682 (circa)

Urtica ureus major, depicting the life cycle of the butterfly, from an album of 160 drawings entitled 'merian's drawings of european insects &c'; with examples of two caterpillars, two chrysalises and four butterflies, another emerging from a chrysalis on a leafy stem watercolour and bodycolour, on vellum. Date: 1670-1682 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 225 mm; Width: 267 mm. Medium: wool. Collection: British Museum. Drawing, album (BM SL,5276.14)

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