Ottmar Elliger the Elder (1633–1679)

• Was a Flemish Baroque flower painter.
• According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History, he was born in Gothenburg.

• His earliest dated work is from 1653.

• 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.

• His Dutch pupil was Hermanus Noordkerk.

• According to Houbraken, he travelled all the way from Gothenburg to Antwerp just to train with Daniel Seghers.

• Elliger appeared to be in correspondence with Jacob Marrel.

• His son Ottmar Elliger the Younger or Ottmar Elliger II was also an artist.

• His two brothers, Jan and Caesar, were both good painters.

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