Christina Maria Elliger (23 September 1731 – 6 March 1802) was an 18th-century artist from the

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Biography

Christina Maria Elliger was born in Amsterdam as the daughter of

Anthony Elliger Anthony Elliger (1701-1781) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic. Elliger was born in Amsterdam as the son of Ottomar Elliger II.Anthony Elliger in the RKD He was the brother of Ottmar Elliger III. He married Christina Houbraken, a ...

and

Christina Houbraken Christina Houbraken (c. 1695–1760s) was an 18th-century artist from the Dutch Republic. Biography She was born in Dordrecht as the fourth of ten children of Arnold Houbraken.Arnold Houbraken Arnold Houbraken (28 March 1660 – 14 October 1719) was a Dutch people, Dutch Painting, painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters. Life Houbraken was sent first to learn ''threadt ...

.Christina Maria Elliger
in the

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At age 17 she was included by

Johan van Gool Johan, or Jan van Gool (1685–1763), was a Dutch painter and writer from The Hague, now remembered mainly as a biographer of artists from the Dutch Golden Age. Life Jan van Gool was a pupil of Simon van der Does and Mattheus Terwesten.

in his book of painter biographies, who claimed she made good portrait likenesses with pastel crayons.Christina Maria Elliger
in Johan van Gools "Nieuwe Schouburg", page 304 She married G Swam, and is sometimes known as Christina Maria Swam-Elliger. She died in

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1731 births 1802 deaths Dutch painters Painters from Amsterdam Dutch women painters {{Netherlands-artist-stub