Margaretha Roosenboom, was a 19th-century Dutch flower painter.
Background
She was born in Voorburg as the daughter of Nicolaas Roosenboom and Maria Schelfhout, the daughter of Andreas Schelfhout. She was a pupil of her father in Brussels where she grew up, and in 1867 she returned to The Hague to learn watercolour painting from her grandfather.
Career
She was a child prodigy who showed her work at Pulchri Studio at the age of 16 though she only became a member there in 1878. She had many female pupils, including Adrienne van Hogendorp-s" Jacob, who also showed works in Chicago in 1893. She died in Voorburg relatively young from injuries suffered from a fall.
Membership
Pulchri Studio; Arti et Amicitiae. Confrerie Pictura.