# Metamorphosis of a Small Emperor Moth on a Damson Plum, plate 13 of the Caterpillar Book

- By: Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 - 1717)
- Date: 1679
- Medium: Translucent and opaque watercolor over counterproof print, on parchment
- Classification: Drawing
- Dimensions: Unframed: 18.7 × 14.9 cm (7 3/8 × 5 7/8 in.)
- Culture: German
- Credit line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Museum: [J. Paul Getty Museum](https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/109Q5N)
- Rights: [CC0. Digital image courtesy of Getty's Open Content Program](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/47f8573e-dd4b-452f-8143-f6c06d11b8f9/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)