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Objekt 11

Portrait of the married couple Emanuel Walter and Elisabeth Oswald-Falkner

Description

The luxuriously furnished salon of the successful transport entrepreneur Emanuel Walter Oswald-Falkner (1801-1883) and his wife Elisabeth (1809-1895), who lived in St. Louis near Basel, France, shows French influence. In the background on the right is a silver marksman's cup, which is identical to one preserved in the museum.

Object description

Painter: Heinrich Beltz (1801-1869)

Basel, 1849

Oil on wood

Gift of Hans and Dorothea Hug-Sartorius, Basel

Inv. 1999.183.

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