Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname (Plate 01)
Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname — Plate 1 (Maria Sibylla Merian) — Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Pl. 1 · Maria Sibylla Merian · 1705.
📦 Free shipping on every order, arriving in 4–9 business days with production included. Express ($14.90) at checkout arrives in 4–6 business days.
This print

Where it works
Merian's first Suriname plate: a ripening pineapple with red bracts and spiky green leaves filling the page, with cockroaches at every stage of life crawling across it. A botanical-kitchen print with an edge, for a dining room, a kitchen or a sunroom at 16×24 in natural wood.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- forest green, red, cream, sage
- Mood
- bold, earthy
- Rooms
- kitchen, dining room, hallway or entryway
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. The label ground is its own mat: a slim black or natural wood frame, no extra mat.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
About this design
The Madten promise
The full-bleed edition
The same plate printed edge-to-edge, filling the whole sheet — bold and immersive.












