The Crocus-like Plant, Belostoma grandis and Frogs
Maria Sibylla Merian, German, 1647 - 1717
1705
Watercolor and gouache with gum arabic over counterproof etching on paper
Sheet: 20 1/16 × 13 7/8 in. (51 × 35.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund. Selected by participants in the seminar "Museum Collecting 101": Malique Auguste, Class of 2028; Sienna Aylaian, Class of 28; Nerissa Chin, Class of 2028; Annabella F. Gao, Class of 2027; Jacob Gomez, Class of 2024; Eli Jacobs, Class of 2028; Lina Kim, Class of 2028; Katharine Knuppel, Class of 2028; Eliza Robinson, Class of 2028; Jorge Castro Roman, Class of 2028; Kaylie Sampson, Class of 2025; Claudia Shin, Class of 2028; Victoria Tong, Class of 2025; Allison Zhuang, Class of 2025
2025.39
Portfolio / Series Title
Plate 56 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensis (The Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname)
Geography
Place Made: Netherlands, Europe
Period
18th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Provenance
Arader Galleries, New York; where acquired by the present collection, 2025.
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