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Study of Capers, Gorse, and a Beetle

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1693

MEDIUMWatercolor, white gouache, on vellum
DIMENSIONSsheet: 14 x 10 5/16 in. (35.5 x 26.2 cm)
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
COLLECTIONDrawings and Prints
CREDIT LINEPurchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2012
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