Box 4

Scope and Contents:

Lubell 4/12: 322

Ink drawing. Sketch of a woman studying a [butterfly] held in her hand. The main elements are in black ink, with decorative flourishes, a hat and an outline of the butterfly are in brown.

27.6 x 26.2 cm

Scope and Contents:

Lubell 4/12: 323

Ink and wash drawing. Sketch of a woman observing a beetle and holding a pencil in her hand. Black ink is used for the woman and the beetle, while red is used for her hat and neck decoration. The watercolor wash is in gray and orange tan.

27.6 x 26.2 cm

Scope and Contents:

Lubell 4/12: 324

Ink drawing. Sketch of a woman, framed from around the right shoulder, who is considering a stag beetle held in her hand. The woman is sketched in black ink, with the suggestion of a hat and decorative elements sketched in orange ink. “Maria Sybylla Merian” is written on the back.

27.6 x 26.2 cm

Scope and Contents:

Lubell 4/12: 325

Ink drawing. Sketch of a woman considering a beetle held in her hand.

44.6 x 38.7 cm

Scope and Contents: Lubell 4/13: 326a-b Two ink drawings on grid-lined tracing paper. Animals, “merfolk” and plants surrounding a central figure of a double-tailed mermaid. 326a is drawn in ink with minimal penciled-in decoration, while 326b is colored with pastel and marker, as well as having some elements drawn with graphite pencil. 326a has the notation “Final” in the upper right corner. In 326b, many of the figures are colored in with crayon or colored marker, penciled figures and ornamentation...

Scope and Contents:

Lubell 4/13: 327

White ink drawing (with gouache) on black paper. Three figures, a skeleton, the devil and a police or military officer, sitting together and having a discussion. Signed W. Lubell.

29.8 x 35.4 cm

Scope and Contents:

Lubell 4/13: 331

Ink and wash drawing on illustration board, of a landscape scene, with trees, fields and buildings in the background. Light black line patterns are used for trees, with small, also light splotches of color (in pink, green, red, and yellow) in different patterns to provide color variety. The trees are also specifically designed; a few conifer trees can be seen in the upper-right corner.

31.3 x 48.1 cm

Scope and Contents:

Lubell 4/13: 332

Ink drawing of a [piece of driftwood or rotting wood?] in a shape that suggests a sea creature. Hollows hold what appear to be leaves and plants or coral and limpets. The right side appears skeletal, with a dark recess for its eye that may just be a removed socket and lines that look like distinct parts of a skull. A draft sketch on the verso is an ink and pencil outline resembling a sea creature.

37.9 x 55.6 cm