father was court clock maker (Bavaria)
Klosterschule Zoffingen, Konstanz (1796-1804); with miniature painter Joseph Einsele (1810-13); Akademie der Bildenden Künste (1813-15, 1816-17, Munich)
1818-22 portrait painter in Freiburg, Konstanz, Zurich
1820 – first commission for altar paintings (Ichenheim bei Offenburg)
1822 – meets Friedrich Overbeck, associates with Nazarenes
1827 – wins gold medal at Badischen Kunstverein (Baden Art Association)
1828 – appointed Court Painter in Baden
1832 – joins Baden Kunstverein (art association)
Anna Martignoni (genre painter), Katarina Felder (sculptor), Paul Deschwanden, Johann Hengartner
Rome/Italy (1822-24; 1838-40); Florence (1824-25)
Mary Enthroned with Christ Child, 1822 (St Nicolaus, Ichenheim)
Death of St Stephan (altarpiece), 1828 (St Stephan, Karlsruhe)
Jesus Surrounded by Children, 1839
“Let the Children Come to Me,” 1840-41 (Callenberg Castle, Coberg)
Queen Victoria, 1847-49 (Osbourne House, Isle of Wight)
Kauffmann, Angelika. (1741-1807), Marie Ellenrieder (1791-1863). Exhibition catalogue. Konstanz: Rosegartenmuseum, 1992 (in German)
Siebert, Klara. Marie Ellenrieder als Künstlerin und Frau. Freiburg, 1916 (in German)