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Portrait of a lady
Estimate €1.800–3.000
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Karl Joseph Keiser (1702-1765)
Portrait of Joana Dorothea Pfyfferin Von Altishoffen
Estimate €800–1.600
Description
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated 1762 on the reverse with inscription "Joana Dorothea Phyfferin von Altishoffen's aged 35".
(restored with lateral strips)
82x59 cm
Notes
The Pfyffer von Altishofen family is a prominent family from Lucerne, in Switzerland. Ludwig Pfyffer (1524–1594) is known for his political and military influence in Switzerland.
The family has a long connection to the Pontifical Swiss Guard: eleven of its members served as commanders of the guard, between the 17th and the 20th century.
Provenance
Collection António Miranda.
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