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A blue honey creeper on a thistle, copulating snails below
Draughtsman: Merian, Maria Sibylla
History note: Marquis de Lagoy (Lugt 1710); P. & D. Colnaghi; bt. Ingram, November 1936 (£15)
Height: 372 mm
Width: 283 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir
Support composed of vellum (skin)
Watercolour : Watercolour on vellum
Accession number: PD.467-1963
Primary reference Number: 4827
Lugt: 1710
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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