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Portrait of Colonel Rudolf Merian-Iselin
From the collection of Kunstmuseum Basel. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Colonel Johann Rudolf Merian-Iselin (1820–91), cousin of Christoph Merian, was a military man and enthusiastic hunter, a member of the government from 1861 to 1868 and president of the Society for Workers' Housing and Dining Establishments. His greatest financial support went to a homeopathic hospital. He was also an art lover, patron, and president of the Swiss Art Association, and in this capacity he was in contact with Stückelberg regarding the founding of an art school in Basel.
Kunstmuseum Basel’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBildnis des Obersten Rudolf Merian-Iselin. 1864. Ernst Stückelberg (1831–1903). Kunstmuseum Basel, Legat Frau Oberst Rudolf Merian, geb. Adelheid Iselin. Public domain.
