Maria Verelst

Place: Vienna

Born: 1680

Death: 1744

Biography:

Maria Verelst was born in Vienna, but moved with her family to London at the age of three. Her father was the Dutch painter Harman Verelst, who taught her and her brothers Simon and Cornelis how to paint. She is known for miniatures and portraits as well as becoming a language teacher. She spoke many different languages. Her earliest paintings have not survived. In the 1720s she worked with William Aikman and Charles Jervas but her style changed over time. She died in London in 1744, nearly 40 years after her father and 20 years after her uncle, both of whom were accomplished painters and her teachers.