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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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Dissertatio de generatione et metamorphosibus insectorum surinamensium Pl.02

Dissertatio de generatione et metamorphosibus insectorum surinamensium Pl.02 (1726)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Dissertation sur la generation et les transformations des insectes de Surinam Pl.02

Dissertation sur la generation et les transformations des insectes de Surinam Pl.02 (1705)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Caterpillars And Insects With Foliage

Caterpillars And Insects With Foliage (1705-1771)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Insects and Fish with Island Background

Insects and Fish with Island Background (1705-1771)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Study of Capers, Gorse, and a Beetle

Study of Capers, Gorse, and a Beetle (1693)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Botanical
Metamorphosis of a Small Emperor Moth on a Damson Plum, plate 13 of the Caterpillar Book

Metamorphosis of a Small Emperor Moth on a Damson Plum, plate 13 of the Caterpillar Book (1679)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
The Rocu Tree with Caterpillars, Moths, and Butterflies

The Rocu Tree with Caterpillars, Moths, and Butterflies (1730-1771)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Botanical
Cereal Ear and Corn Cockle with Metamorphoses of the Five-Spot Ladybird and Blowfly

Cereal Ear and Corn Cockle with Metamorphoses of the Five-Spot Ladybird and Blowfly (after 1683)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Curly Dock with Metamorphoses of the Small Engrailed and the Blood-Vein

Curly Dock with Metamorphoses of the Small Engrailed and the Blood-Vein (after 1683)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Metamorphosis of the Lappet

Metamorphosis of the Lappet

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Oak branch with owlet moth, caterpillars and pupa

Oak branch with owlet moth, caterpillars and pupa (after 1679)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Plantain with Metamorphosis of the Brigh-Line Brown-Eye

Plantain with Metamorphosis of the Brigh-Line Brown-Eye (after 1679)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Rose with Metamorphosis of Leaf Roller and a Glued Beetle Larva

Rose with Metamorphosis of Leaf Roller and a Glued Beetle Larva (after 1679)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
South American smallhead worm lizard, iguana or East Indian tree lizard and pipefish

South American smallhead worm lizard, iguana or East Indian tree lizard and pipefish (after 1701)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
White Cyclamen

White Cyclamen

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Willow leaves with poplar leaf beetle, eggs and larvae

Willow leaves with poplar leaf beetle, eggs and larvae

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung und sonderbare Blumen-Nahrung Pl.001

Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung und sonderbare Blumen-Nahrung Pl.001 (1679-1683)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Dissertatio de generatione et metamorphosibus insectorum surinamensium Pl.01

Dissertatio de generatione et metamorphosibus insectorum surinamensium Pl.01 (1726)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Dissertation sur la generation et les transformations des insectes de Surinam Pl.01

Dissertation sur la generation et les transformations des insectes de Surinam Pl.01 (1705)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Animals
Convolvulus and Metamorphosis of the Convolvulus Hawk Moth

Convolvulus and Metamorphosis of the Convolvulus Hawk Moth (c. 1670–83)

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

Poivre d’inde

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Botanical
Althea

Althea (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Botanical
Ananas mur

Ananas mur (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Botanical
Ananas

Ananas (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Botanical
Arbre de gomme-gutte

Arbre de gomme-gutte (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Botanical
Baccores

Baccores (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Botanical
Ballia

Ballia (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Botanical
Banane

Banane (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Botanical
Banille

Banille (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Botanical
Battattes

Battattes (1719)

Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647 – 1717)
Botanical
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