Ottmar Elliger

He is registered in Copenhagen in 1654, Amsterdam in 1660 (where he married), Dordrecht in 1662, and Hamburg in 1665. In 1670 he became court painter to Friedrich Wilhelm in Berlin, where he stayed. His Dutch pupil Hermanus Noordkerk started a career as a decorative painter in Amsterdam, but gave up painting to study law in Leiden. According to Houbraken, he travelled all the way from Göteborg to Antwerp just to train with Daniel Seghers, who was at the high point of his fame at that period. His father had wanted him to become a master of languages, which must at least have been partially successful, since he travelled so much. His early works in Antwerp show a resemblance to the work of Jacob Marrel, with whom he appeared to be in correspondence while Marrel was in Frankfurt. His son Ottmar Elliger the Younger or Ottmar Elliger II (1666–1735) was also an artist.

The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are floral. Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp, Frankfurt and Copenhagen. Positions recorded include court painter. Works named in the authority record are Still life with flowers and fruit, Diana bathing with her nymphs and Still life with flowers. Work by Ottmar Elliger is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Ashmolean Museum, Teylers Museum, Amsterdam Museum and Rijksmuseum.

• Name — Ottmar Elliger • Occupation — painter • Born — 1633 • Died — 1679 • Birthplace — Gothenburg, Sweden • Illustration — Flowers on a stone slab, ca. 1686