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Bust of Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676)
anoniem, c. 1780 - c. 1795
British ceramic manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood produced busts of the Dutch 17th-century heroes Van Oldenbarnevelt, De Witt and Michiel de Ruyter, as well as portrait medal-lions of Stadtholder Prince William V and his consort. Perhaps this series inspired De Mol’s set of smaller busts. The pedestal of this statue may have been made in the Netherlands.
- Artwork typebust
- Object numberBK-1997-39
- Dimensionsheight 53.0 cm x width 25.0 cm x depth 11.3 cm
- Physical characteristicszwart Engels aardewerk (black basalt), marmer en verguld brons