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Studies of Fruits, Insects and Shells

Maria Sibylla Merian

Maximum print size

21.3 × 17.3 cm · 8.4 × 6.8 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,508 × 2,051 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 5×7 inch frame.

Frame: 35.6 × 27.9 cm · 14.0 × 11.0 in
Mat opening: 21.3 × 17.3 cm · 8.4 × 6.8 in
Mat border, sides: 7.1 cm · 2.8 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 5.3 cm · 2.1 in

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Details

Date: late 16th–mid-17th century
Medium: Watercolor on parchment
Type: Drawings
Size: 9.2 × 11.3 cm · 3.6 × 4.4 in
Orientation: landscape
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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