Plaque with the Battle of the Amazons

Manufacture Oud-Loosdrecht, c. 1778 - c. 1782

Painted porcelain plaques fired together with their frames are rare. While they occur with some frequency in earthenware, only a very few porcelain factories produced these kinds of little ‘paintings’. This depiction is based on a painting by Peter Paul Rubens. It is a spectacular jumble of fighting female warriors (the Amazons) and Greek soldiers under the command of Theseus.

  • Artwork typeplaat
  • Object numberBK-2000-6
  • Dimensionsheight 16.5 cm x width 22.9 cm x depth 1.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporselein

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Plaque with the Battle of the Amazons

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2000-6

  • Description

    Plaat van porselein met veelkleurige beschildering en een vergulde opstaande rand met een rozet op elke hoek. Voorgesteld wordt het gevecht tussen de Amazonen en de Grieken op de brug van Troje, naar P.P. Rubens.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • mark: ‘LI en B’
    • factory mark: ‘M:OL met ster’

Creation

  • Creation

    • maker: Manufacture Oud-Loosdrecht, Loosdrecht
    • after print by Gaspard Duchange

  • Dating

    c. 1778 - c. 1782

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    porselein

  • Dimensions

    height 16.5 cm x width 22.9 cm x depth 1.3 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Stichting Hollands Porselein

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2000-02-15

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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  • Plaque with the Battle of the Amazons
  • Plaque with the Battle of the Amazons