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🖼️Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647-1717) — natural history prints

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A pioneering entomological illustrator, Merian's Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium plates are remarkable for their scientific accuracy and artistic beauty. Her hand-coloured engravings of insects and tropical plants are highly sought by collectors of both natural history and early women's art.
Full Sales History 4 sales
A wooded landscape with a snake, snail, locust and lizard by a bird's nest
Bonhams
11 Feb 2026
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An album comprised of eight sheets of bird, insect and flower studies
Bonhams
15 Jul 2025
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An album of eight sheets of insect and flower studies
Bonhams
15 Jul 2025
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A collection of mixed prints to include; an India school print titled Elephant Porch, written underneath in pen, Calcutta 1945; two prints / plates of scenery, one with house; a signed black & white p…
Hansons
27 Jun 2024
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