(German, 1647-1717)
Two Prints from Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname, edition 1730: Fig Tree, plate 33, Pieter Sluyter, engraver; Thistle and Moths, plate 6, Joseph Mulder, engraver; Amsterdam, 1730, hand colored engravings on laid paper, one with "IV" watermark and pencil inscription lower margin, both plates approximately 14-1/2 x 10-7/8 in., sheet 20 x 14 in.; matching modern gilt wood frames, french mats, 28 x 23 x 1 in.
Provenance: Collection of Karen Shackleford Moore, Baltimore, Maryland
        
        
        
        
        
     
                
            
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                Collection of Karen Shackleford Moore, Baltimore, Maryland
         
                        
                                            
                            one examined out of frame, full sheet hinged at top edges with archival tape, slight trim on binding edge handling grime, toning, foxing along edges, fading, "Fig" with small vertical repaired tear lower right, some conservation to paper along edges; frames with wear and abrasions 
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