Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium – Oppenheimer Kew Gardens Edition

The Oppenheimer Kew Gardens Edition of Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium makes available all 72 of Maria Sibylla Merian’s plates as limited-edition fine art prints. Rendered in complete fidelity to the folio belonging to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, our modern prints capture the vibrancy and detail of Merian’s original artwork. Portraying the varying stages of insect metamorphosis, Merian’s prints chart the development of the insect from egg to mature adult. As the first European folio to examine metamorphosis, Merian’s artwork was an invaluable contribution to the development of entomology.