Scarlet Ibis with an Egg

Dorothea Maria Graff1699 - 1701

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

This drawing is attributed to Dorothea Maria Gsell, daughter of artist and scientist, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717). In 1699, she and her mother traveled to Suriname to draw all sorts of exotic animals. Dorothea successfully rendered the bright red-orange plumage of the scarlet ibis by applying several layers of opaque paint.

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Title: Scarlet Ibis with an Egg
Creator: Gsell, Dorothea Maria
Date Created: 1699 - 1701
Physical Dimensions: perkament
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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