DrawingsGerman17th-18th century

A Sprig of Flowers with Two Insects

17th-18th century

Artists

Barbara Regina DietzschArtist

Maria Sibylla MerianArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Gouache on black preparted parcment

Culture

German

Century

17th-18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

28 × 20.6 cm (11 × 8 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Jon Nicolas Streep, to Maida and George Abrams, Boston

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