Isaac Sweers, Vice Admiral of the Admiralty of Holland and West Friesland

Rombout Verhulst, 1673 - 1674

After Vice Admiral Sweers (1622-1673) had been killed in the naval Battle of Kijkduin, he was honoured with a stately tomb. This terracotta bust is the model of the marble portrait for that monument in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. Its maker, Rombout Verhulst, left it to Baron Jacob van Wassenaer. The latter ordered the pedestal around 1700, giving rise to a personal tribute to the naval hero.

  • Artwork typebust
  • Object numberBK-2016-102-1
  • Dimensionsheight 53 cm
  • Physical characteristicsterracotta, gemodelleerd en gesaust

Identification

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    Isaac Sweers, Vice Admiral of the Admiralty of Holland and West Friesland

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2016-102-1

  • Description

    Frontale portretbuste van Isaac Sweers met omgeslagen mantel, allonge-pruik en cravatte en een ordeteken of eremedaille aan ketting op de borst.

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Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: Rombout Verhulst, The Hague

  • Dating

    1673 - 1674

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    terracotta, gemodelleerd en gesaust

  • Dimensions

    height 53 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Scato Gockinga Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2016-12-15

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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  • Isaac Sweers, Vice Admiral of the Admiralty of Holland and West Friesland
  • Isaac Sweers, Vice Admiral of the Admiralty of Holland and West Friesland
  • Isaac Sweers, Vice Admiral of the Admiralty of Holland and West Friesland
  • Isaac Sweers, Vice Admiral of the Admiralty of Holland and West Friesland