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WORKSHOP OF MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN (1647-1717)
White-Throated Toucan
c.1705?RCIN 921238
The unnatural pose of this toucan suggests that the drawing was based on a preserved specimen rather than a live bird, and it is probably by one of Merian’s daughters rather than Merian herself. The White-Throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) is found in the Amazon basin, but was well-known in Europe at the time.