Anthony Elliger Explained

Anthony Elliger
Birth Date:3 July 1701
Birth Place:Amsterdam
Death Date:5 June 1781
Death Place:Ede
Nationality:Dutch

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.[1] He was the brother of Ottmar Elliger III.[1] He married Christina Houbraken, a daughter of Arnold Houbraken and they became the father of Christina Maria Elliger.[1]

Besides his daughter, his pupils were Jan Gerard Waldorp, Jurriaan Andriessen, IzaƤk Schmidt, and Johannes Cornelis Mertens.[1]

At the age of almost 80, Elliger died in Ede on the fifth of June.

Notes and References

  1. Anthony Elliger in the RKD