Maria Dietsch (1835âÂÂ1869) was a bourgeoise who appeared in the Gallery of Beauties gathered by Ludwig I of Bavaria in 1850. Her portrait was the last of those portrayed by Joseph Stieler for the Gallery.
Maria was born in Munich in 1835 to Joseph Dietsch, a master tailor from Schwandorf, and Crescentia Dietsch (née Wintergart). Maria became a seamstress. In 1865, she married Georg Sprecher, an editor of the Augsburger Evening Newspaper. She died in 1869.
In her second portrait, she wears a black jacket over a chemise or chemisette with a white lace collar adorned with a red bow tie.