Rachel Ruysch (The Hague, June 3, 1664 - Amsterdam, October 12, 1750) was a Dutch painter specialized on floral still life’s. Ruysch very much invented her personal style and achieved international fame in her life, especially as the court painter to  Johann Wilhelm, Prince Elector of the Palatine. Due to a long and successful career spanning more than six decades, she became the best-documented female painter of the Dutch Golden Age.