Maria Merian's Butterflies Colouring Book

This colouring book invites you into the world of Maria Sibylla Merian — a pioneering naturalist and artist whose butterfly studies have been treasured for centuries. Drawn from the Royal Collection, each spread presents one of her original plates alongside corresponding line art, encouraging slow looking before you begin to colour.

The double-sided printing makes this book especially suited to coloured pencils and light, dry media, helping preserve the reference images on the reverse pages. As you trace the shapes of caterpillars, wings, and tropical foliage, colouring becomes a meditative act of observation: noticing small details, quiet transitions of tone, and the delicate structures of each creature. It’s part creative practice, part gentle lesson in the beauty of the natural world.

• ISBN: 9781784286378
• Author: Maria Merian
• Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Limited 
• Number of designs: 44 designs
• Print Format: Double-sided printing — best suited for colouring pencils. Use of watercolour or alcohol-based markers may result in bleed-through to the reverse image.
• Binding: Paperback
• Size: 22.5cm x 28cm x 0.7cm
• Weight: 0.336 kg

Usage note:This colouring book is printed double-sided, with the original reference artwork on one side and line art for colouring on the other. Use of watercolour or alcohol-based markers may result in ghosting or bleed-through that affects the reverse image. For best results, we recommend testing your materials first, using a light touch, or using colouring pencils for best results.