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Workshop of Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717)

White-Throated Toucan

c.1705?

RCIN 921238

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The toucan is a native of Surinam, although this drawing was probably made from a dried skin which Merian took back to Amsterdam. As Merian did not have access to a live bird, its posture is unnatural.