Background
She was born in 1813 in Almelo, the daughter of the merchant, also consul in Königsberg, Roeters Jacob van Lennep and Johanna Hermina Coster.
She was born in 1813 in Almelo, the daughter of the merchant, also consul in Königsberg, Roeters Jacob van Lennep and Johanna Hermina Coster.
She was educated at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam, where she became an honorary member in 1838. Her work has been exhibited here regularly. She was a student of Anton Weiss.
Roeters van Lennep painted still lifes, both flowers, fruits as with hunting scenes.
She was portrayed by the Amsterdam painter Thérèse Schwartze. On 5 October 1836, Roeters van Lennep married the lawyer and later district judge Jeronimo de Vries, in Amsterdam.
The founding of the Sophia nursery, which they gained the support of the then Princess Sophie, it was the first tangible result. Through this example, there would be nine kindergartens founded within three years in Amsterdam.
She died in December 1883 at the age of 70 in her Amsterdam.