Christina Maria Elliger | |
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Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 23 September 1731
Died | 6 March 1802 Amsterdam, Netherlands | (aged 70)
Nationality | Dutch |
Style | pastel |
Spouse | G Swam |
Christina Maria Elliger (23 September 1731 – 6 March 1802) was an 18th-century artist from the Northern Netherlands. [1]
Christina Maria Elliger was born in Amsterdam as the daughter of Anthony Elliger and Christina Houbraken, a daughter of Arnold Houbraken. [2] [3] At age 17 she was included by Johan van Gool in his book of painter biographies, who claimed she made good portrait likenesses with pastel crayons. [4] She married G Swam, and is sometimes known as Christina Maria Swam-Elliger. [2] She died in Amsterdam.