Drawing, album, Maria Sibylla Merian, 1691-1699 (circa)

The life cycle of the moth, from an album of 160 drawings entitled 'merian's drawings of european insects &c'; with examples of a caterpillar and a chrysalis and other insect lava, on a sprig of foliage with plums watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with white (partly oxidised), on vellum. Date: 1691-1699 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 240 mm; Width: 271 mm. Medium: wool. Collection: British Museum. Drawing, album (BM SL,5276.128)

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drawings on vellum in the british museum drawings by maria sibylla merian in the british museum wool british museum maria sibylla merian