Petronella de la Court | |
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Died | March 22, 1707 | (aged 82)
Nationality | Dutch |
Petronella de la Court (24 August 1624 - 22 March 1707) was a Dutch art collector. [1]
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]
Petronella de la Court | |
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Born | |
Died | March 22, 1707 | (aged 82)
Nationality | Dutch |
Petronella de la Court (24 August 1624 - 22 March 1707) was a Dutch art collector. [1]
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]