Hercules with the Broken Column

Jan Pieter van Baurscheit (I), c. 1722 - c. 1728

This is one of a group of four statues, all of which are in this garden. The statues originally stood in the garden of Bosch en Hoven, a country estate near Haarlem. They were made by Jan Pieter Baurscheit the Elder, an Antwerp sculptor and architect often engaged by patrons in the Dutch Republic.

  • Artwork typetuinbeeld
  • Object numberBK-NM-13215-A
  • Dimensionsheight 97 cm x width 89 cm x depth 89 cm x weight 1152 kg (socle), weight 3347 kg (total), height 250 cm x weight 960 kg (statue), width 96 cm x depth 96 cm x weight 1095 kg (base under socle)
  • Physical characteristicsBentheim sandstone