MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN (GERMAN, 1647-1717) Study of a vine, caterpillars and pupa texas31623 and colonial infrastructure in South

and colonial infrastructure in South America

the Mohawk Nation occupied much of upstate and western New York

including Cook

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MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN (GERMAN, 1647-1717) Study of a vine, caterpillars and pupa texas31623 and colonial infrastructure in SouthMARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN (GERMAN, 16471717)Study of a Vine, Caterpillars and PupaeBlack lead, pen and black ink, watercolor and bodycolor on vellumVellum size: 11 1 4 x 14 1 2 in. Frame size: 23 3 4 x 20 1 2 in. Provenance: Sothebys Auction House; Charles Gasc (L. 543); Auguste Schoy, Antwerp (L. 64, and another similar mark, not in Lugt, probably also his). This unfinished watercolor composition by Maria Sibylla Merian is a remarkable example of how the