Caption

Orange, orange tree, caterpillar, transformation, hand-colored copper engraving by Maria Sybilla Merian from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, transformation of Surinamese insects, sheet XXXVIII, Amsterdam 1705, Netherlands

Date

Nov 04, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Olaf Krüger

Reference

BRK25L66_165

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

103.3Mb (7.9Mb) / 23.0in x 17.4in / 6904 x 5230 (300dpi)

Keywords

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