Maria Sibylla Merian

Timeline

Born in Frankfurt am Main.
Father, Matthäus Merian, dies.
Mother remarries the still life painter Jacob Marrel.
Marries painter Johann Andreas Graff.
Gives birth to first child, Johanna Helena Herolt, who becomes a botanical artist.
Moves with family to Nuremberg, her husband's hometown.
Publishes first book of natural illustrations.
Gives birth to second daughter.
Moves to Frankfurt am Main.
Publishes first volume of two-volume series on caterpillars.
Following death of her father, moves back in with her mother.
Joins Labadist community in Friesland.
Moves to Amsterdam.
Husband obtains a divorce.
Travels to Dutch Suriname.
Malaria forces a return to the Dutch Republic.
Suffers a stroke.
Dies in Amsterdam.