Christina Maria Elliger | |
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Born | 1731 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 1802 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Nationality | Netherlands |
Style | pastel |
Spouse(s) | G Swam |
Christina Maria Elliger (1731–1802), was an 18th-century artist from the Northern Netherlands.
Christina Maria Elliger was born in Amsterdam as the daughter of Anthony Elliger and Christina Houbraken, a daughter of Arnold Houbraken. 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. She married G Swam, and is sometimes known as Christina Maria Swam-Elliger. She died in Amsterdam.