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Maria Sibylla Merian
Maria Sibylla Merian

Maria Sibylla Merian

German, 1647 – 1717
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Maria Sibylla Merian was a German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, a descendant of the Frankfurt branch of the Swiss Merian family. Merian was one of the early European naturalists to observe insects directly.

Merian received her artistic training from her stepfather, Jacob Marrel, a student of the still life painter Georg Flegel. Merian published her first book of natural illustrations in 1675. She had started to collect insects as an adolescent and at age 13, she raised silkworms. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of a two-volume series on caterpillars; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates engraved and etched by Merian. Merian documented evidence on the process of metamorphosis and the plant hosts of 186 European insect species. Along with the illustrations Merian included a descriptions of their life cycles.

In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Surinam to study and record the tropical insects. In 1705, she published Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium. Merian's Metamorphosis has been credited with influencing a range of naturalist illustrators. Because of her careful observations and documentation of the metamorphosis of the butterfly, she is considered by David Attenborough to be among the more significant contributors to the field of entomology. She discovered many new facts about insect life through her studies.

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Lis Rouge (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Ludwigia octovalvis

Ludwigia octovalvis (1719)

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Maccai

Maccai (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Marmelade doosjes Boom

Marmelade doosjes Boom (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Marquiaas

Marquiaas (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Melon d’Eau

Melon d’Eau (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Muscus-Bloem

Muscus-Bloem (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Neflier

Neflier (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Oranger

Oranger (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Pachystachys coccinea

Pachystachys coccinea (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Pallisaden-boom

Pallisaden-boom (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Palma Christi

Palma Christi (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Papay

Papay (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Papaya

Papaya (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Poivre d’jnde

Poivre d’jnde (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Pomme de Sodome

Pomme de Sodome (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Pompelmous

Pompelmous (1719)

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Prunier d’Amerique

Prunier d’Amerique (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Rat de forest

Rat de forest (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Ricinus d’Amerique

Ricinus d’Amerique (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Rocu

Rocu (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Rosier

Rosier (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Sauvegarde

Sauvegarde (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Slaaperljes

Slaaperljes (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Stag beetle, Amphibians, and Palm trees

Stag beetle, Amphibians, and Palm trees (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Tabrouba

Tabrouba (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Vigne blanche d’Amerique

Vigne blanche d’Amerique (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Vigne d’Amerique

Vigne d’Amerique (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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White Guava

White Guava (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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Wycke-Bockies

Wycke-Bockies (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
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