Portrait of Andries de Graeff

Artus Quellinus (I), 1661

In assuming power, the mayors of Amsterdam were inspired by the ancient Roman Republic. This is powerfully expressed in this imposing portrait bust of Andries de Graeff. With his cloak wrapped to resemble a Classical toga, the mayor had himself immortalized in marble in the guise of a Roman consul, as is suggested by the letters ‘COS’ (the abbreviation for a consul in ancient Rome) following his name on the pedestal.

  • Artwork typebust
  • Object numberBK-18305
  • Dimensionsheight 76 cm x width 76 cm x depth 36 cm, width 22.4 cm x depth 22.4 cm, weight 237 kg
  • Physical characteristicswhite Carrara marble

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Portrait of Andries de Graeff
    • Bust of Andries de Graeff (1611-1678), Burgomaster of Amsterdam

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-18305

  • Description

    De kop met hangsnor en imperiale is iets naar links gewend; de rechterhand wordt voor de borst gehouden, de linker in de zij. Een kalotje rust op de pruik, waarvan de krullen tot op de brede kraag neerhangen. De mantel, die schouder en armen geheel bedekt, is naar rechts toegeslagen en wordt voor de borst met de rechterhand opgehouden, zodat slechts een klein deel van de met knoopjes gesloten wambuis zichtbaar is. Het geheel rust op een plint.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘AND. DE. GRAEFF. COS AMST.’
    • signature and date: ‘A. QUELLINO. F. CICICLXI’

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Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: Artus Quellinus (I), Amsterdam

  • Dating

    1661

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    white Carrara marble

  • Dimensions

    • height 76 cm x width 76 cm x depth 36 cm
    • width 22.4 cm x depth 22.4 cm
    • weight 237 kg

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1657 - 1678

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Commissioned by the sitter, Amsterdam, c. 1660/61; …; sale collection Jeronimo de Bosch (1740-1811), Amsterdam (P. van der Schley), 6 April 1812, p. 65, no. 1, fl. 100 to J. Smit;{Copy RKD. Probably Johannes Smit, a dealer of books and art in Amsterdam.} …; sale collection Anna Maria Hogguer-Ebeling (1767-1812), Amsterdam (P. van der Schley), 18-21 August 1817, p. 120, no. 1, fl. 599, to the Dutch State, through the mediation of Jeronimo de Vries;{Copy RMA.} transferred to the Trippenhuis, Amsterdam, 1817; transferred to the Academie van Schone Kunsten, Amsterdam, in or before 1834; transferred to the Oude Mannenhuis, Amsterdam, c. 1875; transferred to the museum, 1885

Documentation

    • A. Pit, 'De verzameling Hollandsch beeldhouwwerk in het Nederlandsch Museum, te Amsterdam', Bulletin van den Nederlandschen Oudheidkundigen Bond 2(1900/01), p. 11.
    • F. Scholten, 'Quellinus's burgomasters:a portrait gallery of Amsterdam republicanism', Simiolus 32, nr. 2/3 (2006), p. 103.
    • Th.H. Lunsingh Scheurleer, "Marmeren borstbeeld van Burgemeester Andries de Graeff", Openbaar Kunstbezit (1963) p. 7a-b.

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