Portrait of Gerard Schaep van Cortenhoeff

attributed to Bartholomeus Eggers, c. 1663 - c. 1666

Gerard Schaep was one of the conservative Calvinists among the Amsterdam regents. He was held in high esteem for his many years of public service: he was elected mayor a total of eleven times and served as the Republic’s envoy extraordinary to Denmark and Sweden. This lofty status warranted a monumental bust portrait in marble.

  • Artwork typebust
  • Object numberBK-C-2012-1
  • Dimensionsheight 75 cm x width 70 cm x depth 40 cm, weight 136 kg

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portrait of Gerard Schaep van Cortenhoeff

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-C-2012-1

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Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: attributed to Bartholomeus Eggers, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    c. 1663 - c. 1666

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 75 cm x width 70 cm x depth 40 cm
    • weight 136 kg

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Zeeuws Museum (Middelburg), collection KZGW, inv. nr. G2222

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Commissioned by the sitter, c. 1663-66, and placed in a side-room of his house at the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, Amsterdam; by inheritance to (Johanna) Margaretha Schaep (1630-1674), Middelburg;{F. Scholten, ‘Quellinus’s Burgomasters: A Portrait Gallery of Amsterdam Republicanism’, _Simiolus_ 32 (2006), pp. 87-125, esp. notes 83 and 84. She was the daughter of a first cousin of the sitter, the Amsterdam diplomat and regent Gerard Pietersz Schaep (1599-1655), and she was married to Johan Honigh (1629-1692), councillor of Middelburg.} …; donated by Vice-Admiral Gerrit Verdooren van Asperen (1757-1824) to the Zeeuws Genootschap, Middelburg, 4 February 1807; from which, on loan to the museum, since 2012

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  • Portrait of Gerard Schaep van Cortenhoeff
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  • Portrait of Gerard Schaep van Cortenhoeff