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 MERIAN, After Maria Sibylla (1647-1717)
Cacao[Cacao tree with fruit with chrysalis and butterflies from 'Histoire Generale des Insects de Surinam et de L'Europe'] [Plate LXIII]
[Plate LXIII]. Paris: 1771. Engraving, coloured by hand. Framed. Plate mark: 14 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches. 20 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches.
A very fine image from the most intriguing illustrated natural history work of the 18th century.
The Metamorphosis is justifiably Merian's most famous work, resulting from her trip with her daughter Dorothea to Surinam in 1699. The two women spent two years studying and recording plants and insects under incredibly difficult conditions. They returned to Amsterdam with finished drawings, sketches, and specimens, from which they continued to work. The Metamorphosis is 'easily the most magnificent work on insects so far produced ... [combining] science and art in unequal proportions, meeting the demands of art at the expense, when necessary, of science. Her portrayals of living insects and other animals were imbued with a charm, a minuteness of observation and an artistic sensibility that had not previously been seen in a natural history book' (Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History, pp.50-51).
Cf. Dunthorne 205; cf. Hunt 467; cf. Nissen BBI 6105.
#22467 $3,000.00  
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 MERIAN, After Maria Sibylla (1647-1717)
Citronier [Citrus fruit with chrysalis, caterpillar, and butterfly from 'Histoire Generale des Insects de Surinam et de L'Europe'] [Plate LXV]
[Plate LXV]. Paris: 1771. Engraving, coloured by hand. Framed. Plate mark: 14 3/4 x 10 7/8 inches. 20 3 /4 x 16 3/4 inches.
A very fine image from the most intriguing illustrated natural history work of the 18th century.
The Metamorphosis is justifiably Merian's most famous work, resulting from her trip with her daughter Dorothea to Surinam in 1699. The two women spent two years studying and recording plants and insects under incredibly difficult conditions. They returned to Amsterdam with finished drawings, sketches, and specimens, from which they continued to work. The Metamorphosis is 'easily the most magnificent work on insects so far produced ... [combining] science and art in unequal proportions, meeting the demands of art at the expense, when necessary, of science. Her portrayals of living insects and other animals were imbued with a charm, a minuteness of observation and an artistic sensibility that had not previously been seen in a natural history book' (Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History, pp.50-51).
Cf. Dunthorne 205; cf. Hunt 467; cf. Nissen BBI 6105.
#22464$3,000.00
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 MERIAN, After Maria Sibylla (1647-1717)
Maccai [Thistle plant with caterpillar and various insects from 'Histoire Generale des Insects de Surinam et de L'Europe'] [Plate XXIV]
[Plate XXIV]. Paris: 1771. Engraving, coloured by hand. "J. Mulder sculpt." Framed. Plate mark: 14 3/4 x 10 7/8 inches. 20 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches.
A very fine image from the most intriguing illustrated natural history work of the 18th century.
The Metamorphosis is justifiably Merian's most famous work, resulting from her trip with her daughter Dorothea to Surinam in 1699. The two women spent two years studying and recording plants and insects under incredibly difficult conditions. They returned to Amsterdam with finished drawings, sketches, and specimens, from which they continued to work. The Metamorphosis is 'easily the most magnificent work on insects so far produced ... [combining] science and art in unequal proportions, meeting the demands of art at the expense, when necessary, of science. Her portrayals of living insects and other animals were imbued with a charm, a minuteness of observation and an artistic sensibility that had not previously been seen in a natural history book' (Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History, pp.50-51).
Cf. Dunthorne 205; cf. Hunt 467; cf. Nissen BBI 6105.
#22465$3,000.00
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 MERIAN, After Maria Sibylla (1647-1717)
Prunier d'Amerique [Plum tree with fruit and flowers with chrysalis and butterflies from 'Histoire Generale des Insects de Surinam et de L'Europe'] [Plate XIII]
[Plate XIII]. Paris: 1771. Engraving, coloured by hand. "D. Stoopendaal sculp." Framed. Plate mark: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. 20 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches.
A very fine image from the most intriguing illustrated natural history work of the 18th century.
The Metamorphosis is justifiably Merian's most famous work, resulting from her trip with her daughter Dorothea to Surinam in 1699. The two women spent two years studying and recording plants and insects under incredibly difficult conditions. They returned to Amsterdam with finished drawings, sketches, and specimens, from which they continued to work. The Metamorphosis is 'easily the most magnificent work on insects so far produced ... [combining] science and art in unequal proportions, meeting the demands of art at the expense, when necessary, of science. Her portrayals of living insects and other animals were imbued with a charm, a minuteness of observation and an artistic sensibility that had not previously been seen in a natural history book' (Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History, pp.50-51).
Cf. Dunthorne 205; cf. Hunt 467; cf. Nissen BBI 6105.
#22466$3,000.00
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