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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
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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