Harvard Art Museums > 1.2018.109: A Snake Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"A Snake (Maria Sibylla Merian) , 1.2018.109,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/360588. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1.2018.109 People Maria Sibylla Merian, German (Frankfurt am Main 1647 - 1717 Amsterdam) Title A Snake Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 17th-18th century Culture Dutch Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/360588 Physical Descriptions Medium Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on antique laid paper Dimensions 17.3 × 26.5 cm (6 13/16 × 10 7/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: lower right, red chalk: 5660 [? abraded] / 3 BL watermark: C&I Hoenig Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Bernard Houhakker Gallery, Amsterdam] sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, circa 1990 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Promised Gift Accession Year 2018 Object Number 1.2018.109 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Subjects and Contexts Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
