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Plate LXXXV, from Erucarum Ortus Alimentum et Paradoxa Metamorphosis (1679-1717)

Maria Sibylla Merian

Maria Sibylla Merian was a German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, a descendant of the Frankfurt branch of the Swiss Merian family. Merian was one of the first naturalists to observe insects directly.

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Title:Plate LXXXV, from Erucarum Ortus Alimentum et Paradoxa Metamorphosis (1679-1717)

Artists:Maria Sibylla Merian

Date:1717

Style:Naturalism

Genre:animal painting

Copyright:Public domain