Petronella de la Court (24 August 1624 - 22 March 1707) was a Dutch art collector.[1]
Petronella de la Court | |
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| Born | August 24, 1624 |
| Died | March 22, 1707 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
De la Court married her cousin, the silk merchant Adam Oortmans, on 24-8-1649 in Leiden, and they had 10 children together. They lived in the Stilsteeg.[2] In 1657 the couple Oortmans-De la Court bought the brewery "De Zwaan" on the Singel in Amsterdam, located where the Bungehuis is situated today.[2]
She is best known for her dollhouse, currently in the collection of the Centraal Museum, Utrecht.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Biografisch Portaal van Nederland - Petronella de la Court". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ a b Petronella de la Court in the DVN
- ^ "Poppenhuis (1670 - 1690)". Centraal Museum. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
Further reading
edit- Van der Hut, Margreet: Het kunstkabinet van Petronella de la Court: De verzamelingen van een zeventiende-eeuwse mecenas, Zaandijk: Casae, 2021 (Karel van Mander Academy, KVMA Reeks voor Visueel Erfgoed in Nederland, 5), ISBN 978-90-831031-3-6.
- Van der Hut, Margreet: Het poppenhuis van Petronella de la Court in het Centraal Museum Utrecht, Zaandijk: Casae, 2020 (Karel van Mander Academy, KVMA Reeks voor Visueel Erfgoed in Nederland, 3), ISBN 978-90-831031-0-5.