Zentralbibliothek Zürich - Das Meretlein - 500000137, Gottfried Keller, circa 1623

Child portrait, known as the inspiration for meretlein in "the green henry" by gottfried keller (1st version xvi, 109 f. ); inscribed "ao. Aetat. Iii. - 1623"; painted on the back as a chessboard (19th century); probably a gift from the rordorf family to the city library in 1893; the portrait by an anonymous artist probably depicts hans werdmüller (1620-1623) posthumously; coat of arms of the werdmüller family on the right in the picture. Date: circa 1623. Collection: Zentralbibliothek Zürich.