Apple of Sodom (Pomme de Sodome), pl.27 from Merian, "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium", Amsterdam, 1705...".Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de l'Europe", Paris, 1771

After: Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647–1717)
Pieter Sluyter (Dutch, 1675–about 1713)

about 1705

Medium/Technique Hand-colored etching

Dimensions Platemark: 35.3 x 24 cm (13 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Sheet: 44 x 29.5 cm (17 5/16 x 11 5/8 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of George P. Dike—Elita R. Dike Collection

Accession Number69.244

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Dunthorne 205; Nissen 1341

ProvenanceElita R. Dike, Brookline; to her spouse George P. Dike, Brookline; bequest to MFA May 14, 1969