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Study of Capers, Gorse, and a Beetle

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Study of Capers, Gorse, and a Beetle

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Est. 1871 — About the Museum

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Museum quality — Giclée prints with archival pigment inks.
Fine art paper — Hahnemühle German Etching, 310gsm.
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Maria Sibylla Merian’s close botanical study turns caper, gorse and a vivid red beetle into a miniature ecology.

Painted in Amsterdam in 1693, before Merian’s later expedition to Surinam. The source image is public domain through The Met. Printed on Hahnemühle fine-art paper.

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About the work

Maria Sibylla Merian painted this botanical study in Amsterdam in 1693. Caper and gorse are rendered with her characteristic close observation, joined by a vivid red beetle that turns the sheet from floral study into a miniature ecology. The work was made during the years when Merian and her daughters produced autonomous watercolours for collectors, before her later expedition to Surinam.

Source

Original work by Maria Sibylla Merian, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The source image is released through The Met Open Access programme as public domain. This print is produced as part of the Museum of Imagined Worlds art project.

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Printed with archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm. Choose your size below.