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Gustav Klimt  (1862–1918) Portrait of Baroness Elisabeth Bachofen-Echt, c. 1914-1916 Oil on canvas 180 × 126 cm (70.9 × 49.6 in) Private collection Elisabeth Bachofen-Echt was the daughter of August and Serena Ledere (below), Klimt’s most important patrons. The family’s collection eventually grew to include some fifteen canvases by the artist, among them an 1899 portrait…