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

A gourd-like plant, bearing yellow knobbly fruit (the cocoa tree), from an album of 91 drawings entitled 'merian's drawings of surinam insects &c'; and with examples of pupa, caterpillar, chrysalis, and moth, depicting the life cycle of the insect watercolour, touched with pen and grey ink, over black chalk, on vellum. Date: 1701-1705 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 360 mm; Width: 282 mm. Medium: wool. Collection: British Museum. Drawing, album (BM SL,5275.26)

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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