Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) - Pflaumen
Etching "Plum" by Maria Sibylla Merian ( 1647-1717) ,
Daughter of Matthäus Merian the Elder,
and important artist / researcher of her time in the field of science, biology, and entomology,
which examined and depicted the caterpillars and their development into butterflies.
This sheet comes from the publication:
"The caterpillars' wonderful transformation and strange flower food" from 1679
hand-colored
on thin paper with handwritten additions ( pencil)
Sheet: 25 x 17. 5 cm
Print: 15 x 11. 3 cm
Back with assembly marks
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Etching "Plum" by Maria Sibylla Merian ( 1647-1717) ,
Daughter of Matthäus Merian the Elder,
and important artist / researcher of her time in the field of science, biology, and entomology,
which examined and depicted the caterpillars and their development into butterflies.
This sheet comes from the publication:
"The caterpillars' wonderful transformation and strange flower food" from 1679
hand-colored
on thin paper with handwritten additions ( pencil)
Sheet: 25 x 17. 5 cm
Print: 15 x 11. 3 cm
Back with assembly marks
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Time, Location
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