Items Similar to Merian - A Group of Six Flowers, Insects and Fruits.
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 10
Merian - A Group of Six Flowers, Insects and Fruits. 1719
1719
About the Item
[MERIAN, Maria Sibyl].
A Group of Six Flowers, Insects and Fruits.
The Hague, Gosse, 1719.
A group of six engravings by J. Mulder, P. Sluyter and D. Stoopendaal after Merian, with later hand-colour, of flowers, fruits and insects from Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphasibus Insectorum Surinamensium. Framed and glazed, overall dimensions: 38.2cm by 53.2cm.
Superb engravings which depict the metamorphoses of South American insects and the exotic plants on which they feed.
Maria Sybilla, daughter of the German engraver and publisher Matthias Merian, devoted herself to the study of European insects and their metamorphoses. As a result of the wealth of tropical varieties being brought back by the Dutch West Indies Company, she decided to visit the Dutch colony of Surinam herself to study and paint the insect life there. She sailed with her daughter Dorothea on June 1699 from Amsterdam, and remained in Surinam until 1701. Her work, first published in 1705, 'gave an unprecedented glimpse of the teeming insect life of tropical South America, with gorgeous butterflies flying around luxuriant flowering or fruiting plants and with large many-coloured caterpillars crawling over the leaves. [The plates] have earned Maria Merian an honoured place in the history of tropical entomology as also in botanical illustration' (W.T. Stearn, introduction to The wondrous transformation of caterpillars, 1978).
- Creation Year:1719
- Dimensions:Height: 20.95 in (53.2 cm)Width: 15.04 in (38.2 cm)Depth: 1.38 in (3.5 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- After:Maria Sibylla Merian (1647 - 1717, Dutch)
- Period:1710-1719
- Condition:These prints come in hand painted, handmade frames with cream slips, with conservation Art Glass.
- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:
About the Seller
5.0
Vetted Seller
These experienced sellers undergo a comprehensive evaluation by our team of in-house experts.
Established in 1979
1stDibs seller since 2020
11 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: London, United Kingdom
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- NOZEMAN & SEPP. A Pair of DucksBy Cornelius Nozeman and Jan Christian SeppLocated in London, GBDutch Birds NOZEMAN, Cornelius & SEPP, Jan Christian. Pair of Ducks: ANAS FERINA Mas and ANAS FERINA Foemina, from Nederlandsche Vogelen. Jan Christian S...Category
1770s Naturalistic Animal Prints
MaterialsWatercolor, Engraving, Handmade Paper
- NOZEMAN & SEPP. A Pair of SwansBy Cornelius Nozeman and Jan Christian SeppLocated in London, GBNOZEMAN, Cornelius and Jan Christian SEPP. Pair of Swans: ANAS CYGNUS tab I and ANAS CYGNUS tab II, from Nederlandsche Vogelen. Pair of hand-coloured e...Category
1770s Naturalistic Animal Prints
MaterialsEngraving, Handmade Paper
- HERBST. A Group of Four CrustaceansBy Johann Friedrich Wilhelm HerbstLocated in London, GBA Group of four hand-coloured engraved plates of Crabs by Schellenburg, P. Haas, Heidenreich and Ludwig Schmidt. Framed and glazed, overall size: 36.4 x 53.8 cm. Johann Friedric...Category
Early 1800s Naturalistic Animal Prints
MaterialsHandmade Paper, Engraving
- Chromolithograph of QuailBy Alexander Pope Jr.Located in London, GBChromolithograph of Ducks, laid on to contemporary card (as published). [Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1878]. Alexander Pope, Jr., was an American sculptor and painter. He’s kn...Category
1870s Naturalistic Animal Prints
MaterialsHandmade Paper, Lithograph
- Group of Six Insects.By Jacob L'AdmiralLocated in London, GBL’ADMIRAL, Jacob. Group of Six Insects. [Amsterdam, Johannes Sluyter, 1774]. Group of six copper engravings with fine original colour, showing the metamorphosis of butterflies, m...Category
1770s Naturalistic Animal Prints
MaterialsWatercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving
- Group of Six InsectsBy Jacob L'AdmiralLocated in London, GBL’ADMIRAL, Jacob. Group of Six Insects. Johannes Sluyter [Amsterdam 1774]. Group of six insects, copper engraved plates with fine original colour, showing the metamorphosis of bu...Category
1770s Naturalistic Animal Prints
MaterialsWatercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving
You May Also Like
- Contemporary Monotype Collage Butterfly Moth Nature Print Framed Pink BlueBy Joseph ScheerLocated in Buffalo, NYThis digital print on handmade paper comes in a natural wood archival framing presentation I have called the body of work that I have done over the past decade “Imaging Biodiversity...Category
2010s Naturalistic Animal Prints
MaterialsDigital Pigment, Etching, Handmade Paper
- Ass, Ape & Mole, antique animal fable etching by Samuel HowittBy Samuel HowittLocated in Melbourne, VictoriaOriginal antique etching by Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) . C1810. Published by Edward Orme. An early 19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting ...Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
MaterialsEtching, Engraving
- Lioness and Fox, antique animal fable etching by Samuel HowittBy Samuel HowittLocated in Melbourne, VictoriaOriginal antique etching by Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) . C1810. Published by Edward Orme. An early 19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting ...Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
MaterialsEtching, Engraving
- Ass and the Lion Hunting, antique animal fable etching by Samuel HowittBy Samuel HowittLocated in Melbourne, VictoriaOriginal antique etching by Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) . C1810. Published by Edward Orme. An early 19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting ...Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
MaterialsEtching, Engraving
- Ape and Fox, antique animal fable etching by Samuel HowittBy Samuel HowittLocated in Melbourne, VictoriaOriginal antique etching by Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) . C1810. Published by Edward Orme. An early 19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting ...Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
MaterialsEtching, Engraving
- Fighting Bulls and Frogs, antique animal fable etching by Samuel HowittBy Samuel HowittLocated in Melbourne, VictoriaOriginal antique etching by Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) . C1810. Published by Edward Orme. An early 19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting ...Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
MaterialsEtching, Engraving
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Antique Paper Flowers
Antique Insect
Engravings Of Flowers
Engravings With Flowers
Antique Flowers And Butterflies
Antique Flower Prints Art Prints
Botanical Illustration
Butterfly And Insect
Six Butterflies
Insect Plates
Hand Painted Plate With Animals
Animals And Fruit
Antique Botanical Flower Prints
Antique Framed Butterflies
Glazed Fruits
Antique Botanical Illustrations
Framed Flower Etching
Framed Flower Engravings