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Workshop of Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717)
Lory on a branch of Apple c.1705?
Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum | 29.7 x 28.9 cm (vellum sheet) | RCIN 921235
Workshop of Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717)
Lory on a branch of Apple c.1705?
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A watercolour of a Lory (species unidentified) perched on a branch of an Apple tree with a fly above.
Provenance
Dr Richard Mead (1673–1754); his sale (London, Abraham Langford, 13–16 January 1755, lot 66), where purchased by an unknown collector; sold 15 June 1768 (London, Paterson and Eve, lot 572), where purchased by Sir John Hill via Wilson; George III by c.1810
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum
Measurements
29.7 x 28.9 cm (vellum sheet)
Other number(s)
RL 21235
