Bust of Flora

attributed to Michiel Emanuel Shee, 1725 - 1739

  • Artwork typesculpture
  • Object numberBK-1955-4-B
  • Dimensionsheight 70 cm, height 137 cm (pedestal)
  • Physical characteristicsmarble

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Bust of Flora

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1955-4-B

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Creation

  • Creation

    • sculptor: attributed to Michiel Emanuel Shee, The Hague
    • sculptor: attributed to Michiel Emanuel Shee, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    1725 - 1739

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    marble

  • Dimensions

    • height 70 cm
    • height 137 cm (pedestal)

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1955

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; excavated at the site of the country house Herteveld (formerly known as Harteveld), Maarssen, during the digging of the Merwede canal, c. 1881;{Note RMA.} garden country house Herteveld, Maarssen, c. 1881-until 1955;{Note RMA.}…; from the architect Pieter Johannes Houbolt (1898-1962), Hilversum, with pendant BK-1955-4-A, fl. 2,000 for the pair, to the museum, 1955; on loan to the Museum Maarssen, since 1997

Documentation

  • Jaarverslag van het Rijksmuseum 1955, p. 13

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