Bust of Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez

Jean Antoine Houdon, 1786 - 1787

The Fourth Anglo-Dutch War broke out in 1780. Britain attacked the Netherlands for supporting the American Revolution. The British besieged Dutch settlements in India and Ceylon, among other places. The diminished Dutch navy called upon the help of its ally, France. The French vice-admiral De Suffren defeated the British fleet in five naval battles.

Artwork typebust
Object numberBK-C-2003-3
Dimensionsheight 179 cm x width 73 cm x depth 73 cm x height 90.5 cm, width 73 cm x depth 73 cm, weight 482 kg, weight 204.5 kg
Physical characteristicsmarmer

Identification

Title(s)
Bust of Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez
Object type
Object number
BK-C-2003-3
Description
Buste van marmer van Vice-admiraal Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez. Op bijbehorend rond, zwartmarmeren voetstuk met witmarmeren rozetten, rondom lopende witmarmeren draperie met ringen waaraan een ovale plaquette hangt met de inscriptie: PETRUS ANDREAS DE SUFFREN. GROOTKRUIS VAN ST. JAN, GENERAAL VAN MALTHA, RIDDER VAN DEN HN GEEST, VICE-ADMIRAAL VAN VRANKRIJK, VERDEDIGER VAN DE NEDERLANDSE COLONIEN IN OOST-INDIEN, 1781.

Creation

Creation
sculptor: Jean Antoine Houdon, Paris
Dating
1786 - 1787
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Material and technique

Physical description
marmer
Dimensions
- height 179 cm x width 73 cm x depth 73 cm x height 90.5 cm
- width 73 cm x depth 73 cm
- weight 482 kg
- weight 204.5 kg

This work is about

Person
Subject
Period
1781

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Jaarverslag 2006, p. 65

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