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