Heron Encircled by a Snake

Heron Encircled by a Snake, Maria Sibylla Merian

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37.7 cm

Heron Encircled by a Snake scale comparison

30.7 cm

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Heron Encircled by a Snake is an Enlightenment Ink and Watercolor Drawing created by Maria Sibylla Merian in 1700. It lives at the The Morgan Library and Museum in New York. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Birds and Snakes. Source Download

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