Objekt 1
Two portraits of Johann Bernhard Burckhardt (1645-1748) and his wife Charlotte Antoinette Schmidtmann (1662-1745)
Description
The portraits, created as pendants, show the 82-year-old Johann Bernhard
Burckhardt (1645-1748) and his noble wife Charlotte Antoinette Schmidtmann (1662-1745)
(1662-1745). He was a captain in French service until 1690. To his
military career is alluded to by the cavalry combat in the background of the portrait.
Later he was chief bailiff of Münchenstein and from 1704 a councillor of Basel. The couple
acquired Pratteln Castle with the surrounding lands.
Object description
Basel, dated 1727
Oil painting on canvas
Bequest Hans Burckhardt-Burckhardt
1923.118. - 119.