Lydia Welti-Escher | |
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 Portrait of Lydia Escher-Welti by Karl Stauffer-Bern, Kunsthaus Zürich | |
| Born | Lydia Escher 10 July 1858 |
| Died | 12 December 1891 (aged 33) |
| Monuments | Gottfried Keller Stiftung Plaque by the Gesellschaft zu Fraumünster at the Kunsthaus Zürich museum Lydia Welti-Escher Hof square in Zürich |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Other names | Lydia Escher |
| Years active | 1874–1891 |
| Known for | Swiss Maecenas |
| Notable work | Gottfried Keller Foundation |
| Spouse | Friedrich Emil Welti |
| Partner | Karl Stauffer-Bern |
Lydia Welti Escher, (née Lydia Escher, 10 July 1858 in Zürich-Enge – 12 December 1891 in Genève-Champel) was a Swiss patron of the arts. Lydia Escher was one of the richest women in Switzerland in the 19th century, a patron of the arts who most notably established the Gottfried Keller Foundation.