Christina Maria Elliger

Christina Maria Elliger (1731–1802), was an 18th-century artist from the Northern Netherlands.

Biography

Elliger's signature

She was born in Amsterdam as the daughter of Anthony Elliger and Christina Houbraken, a daughter of Arnold Houbraken.^[1][2] 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.^[3] She married G Swam, and is sometimes known as Christina Maria Swam-Elliger.^[1] She died in Amsterdam.

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