Christina Maria Elliger | |
Birth Date: | 23 September 1731 |
Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Death Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Spouse: | G Swam |
Christina Maria Elliger (23 September 1731 - 6 March 1802) was an 18th-century artist from the Dutch Republic.[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.