Live Auction 6451Works of Art from the Collection of the late Lord Forte & An Interior by Francoise de Pfyffer
Swiss School, 17th Century
Lot 333

Swiss School, 17th Century

Portrait of Maria Elisabeta Dulliker, née Balthasar, half-length, in a black dress and headdress, and a ruff

Closed12 July 2012

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GBP 2,000

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Swiss School, 17th Century
Portrait of Maria Elisabeta Dulliker, née Balthasar, half-length, in a black dress and headdress, and a ruff
with identifying inscription 'Maria Elisabeta Dulliker von Dillikon, eine geb. Balthasar' (on the reverse, presumably transcribed from the reverse of the original canvas)
oil on canvas, laid down on board
28½ x 22 5/8 in. (72.4 x 57.5 cm.)
in a gilt frame

Specialist note

The inscription on this portrait identifies the sitter as Maria Elisabeta Dulliker, née Balthasar. The Balthasars were prominent members of the Lucerne aristocracy, whose fortune had originated in the trade of textiles, and played a key role in the city's political life. The Dullikers came from Dälliken, in the Canton of Zurich, moving to Lucerne at the beginning of the sixteenth century. There they formed a close political alliance with the Pfyffer family, which granted them access to both the Great and the Small City Councils.