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Study of Capers, Gorse, and a Beetle
Maria Sibylla MerianWW-1693-T007719
Catalogue
- Year
- 1693
- Dimensions
- sheet: 14 x 10 5/16 in. (35.5 x 26.2 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Maria Sibylla Merian
Artist
Maria Sibylla Merian
Painting
Maria Sibylla Merian was a German entomologist, naturalist and scientific illustrator. She was one of the earliest European naturalists to document observations about insects directly. Merian was a descendant of the Frankfurt branch of the Swiss Merian family.
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- Maria Sibylla Merian
- Year
- 1693
- Dimensions
- sheet: 14 x 10 5/16 in. (35.5 x 26.2 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1693-T007719
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
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- verified