Art reproduction, half-tone color, of hand-colored line engraving on cream paper, mat 56 x 41. Fruiting and/or flowering stems with insects in various stages of development.

Line engraving, hand-colored, on cream laid paper, mat 49 x 36 cm. Floral wreath of many flowers, including lilies, carnations, iris, tulip, anemone, rose, hyacinth, lily, fritillary, and narcissus. A moth, a pupa and a caterpillar are in the center. Colors are opaque.

Engraving, hand-colored on cream paper, matted and framed 66 x 55 cm. Single flowering hyacinth stalk, two beetles, and a frog in various life stages.

Engraving, hand-colored on cream paper, matted and framed 66 x 55 cm. Leafing and fruiting branch, pupae, caterpillar, and two swallowtail butterflies.

Engraving, hand-colored on cream paper, matted and framed 66 x 55 cm. Cassava plant with some leaves eaten. Chrysalis, caterpillar, two butterflies and a lizard.

"In 1699, the German entomologist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian set sail for Suriname, in South America. There she would produce a series of beautiful and scientifically accurate illustrations of the natural world which she encountered. These drawings, in which Merian aimed to explore the life-cycle of insects (then only partially understood), led to the publication of the Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, a luxury volume which brought the...

The revolutionary artist and scientist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) has come in the spotlight in recent years. The life and work of this German-born woman, who would later settle in the Netherlands, has been studied internationally by entomologists, botanists and historians and are a source of inspiration for contemporary artists and writers. In 2016, Lannoo Publishers, in collaboration with the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, republished her masterpiece...