A Sprig of Flowers with Two Insects

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 7.2019.8
People: Possibly by Barbara Regina Dietzsch, German (Nuremberg, Germany 1706 - 1783 Nuremberg, Germany)
Possibly by Maria Sibylla Merian, German (Frankfurt am Main 1647 - 1717 Amsterdam)
Title: A Sprig of Flowers with Two Insects
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 17th-18th century
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/361348

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Gouache on black preparted parcment
Dimensions: 28 × 20.6 cm (11 × 8 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Jon Nicolas Streep, to Maida and George Abrams, Boston

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Promised Gift
Accession Year: 2019
Object Number: 7.2019.8
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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