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Preview image of work. hand-colored engraving on rag paper,  Plate 23: 'Banana Plant with Teucer Giant Owl Butterfly and a Rainbow Whiptail Lizard.' from "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium," Amsterdam 37167
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2018.6.3

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Plate 23: 'Banana Plant with Teucer Giant Owl Butterfly and a Rainbow Whiptail Lizard.' from "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium," Amsterdam

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Artist

Maria Sybilla Merian (Anna Maria Sibylla) (Frankfurt, Germany, 4/2/1647 - 1/13/1717, Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Title

Plate 23: 'Banana Plant with Teucer Giant Owl Butterfly and a Rainbow Whiptail Lizard.' from "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium," Amsterdam

Creation Date

1705

Century

early 18th century

Dimensions

19 x 13 1/2 in. (48.26 x 34.29 cm)

Object Type

print

Creation Place

Europe, Germany

Medium and Support

hand-colored engraving on rag paper

Credit Line

Museum Purchase, Lloyd O. and Marjorie Strong Coulter Fund

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

2018.6.3