Why not try a pastel egg

Explore the Water Lily collection

Who knew that the soya we use in our daily cooking originates from such a beautiful plant

in a medical text written by Hua Tuo

unlike the spotted hyena

Merian Plate No.6 Eryngium Campestre Ramme:egetræsramme Why not try a pastelDuring Maria Sibylla Merian's lifetime (1647 1717), she studied, illustrated and published a number of works on the process of metamorphosis. The life and almost magic transformational process from catepillar to butterfly kept her documenting and travelling as far as South America, which was an exceptional feat for a woman at this time. The exceptionally beautiful prints show a delicacy in her drawings which are rich in detail. Printed with Japanese