Lion Supporting an Escutcheon, From the Top of a Balustrade or the Backrest of the Stadholder’s Chair in the Rolzaal in the Hof van Holland, The Hague

Joost Janszoon, Jan de Paep, 1511

Joost Janszoon (active 1511). Animals bearing escutcheons, from the top of a balustrade. Oak with remains of polychromy. The Hague, 1511. From the Rolzaal of the Court of Holland in The Hague.

  • Artwork typesculpture, architectural element, schilddrager
  • Object numberBK-NM-12304
  • Dimensionsheight 48 cm x diameter 23 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoak with remnants of polychromy

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Lion Supporting an Escutcheon, From the Top of a Balustrade or the Backrest of the Stadholder’s Chair in the Rolzaal in the Hof van Holland, The Hague

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-12304

  • Description

    Schilddragende houten leeuw, zeer waarschijnlijk behorende bij de elf schilddragers reeds in de verzameling (BK-NM-144) aanwezig en afkomstig uit het door karel de Stoute gestichte Hof van Holland te 's-Gravenhage. Opmerking: in beeldhouwcatalogus nr. 52 wordt gesproken van reeds aanwezige 12 schilddragers i.p.v. 11, alsmede twee kolonetten (BK-NM-12305-A,B).

  • Inscriptions / marks

    coat of arms: Old Burgundy

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Creation

  • Creation

    • sculptor: Joost Janszoon, The Hague
    • painter: Jan de Paep

  • Dating

    1511

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oak with remnants of polychromy

  • Dimensions

    height 48 cm x diameter 23 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1912

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Commissioned by the Hof van Holland and installed in the Rolzaal, Binnenhof, The Hague, 1511;{The Hague, Nationaal Archief, Algemeen Rijksarchief Grafelijkheidsrekenkamer van Holland, no. 5241. See also A. Ising, ‘Het hof van Holland en de Hooge Raad’, in A. Ising et al., _Het Binnenhof te ’s Gravenhage_, The Hague 1879.} transferred to an unknown location, 1669;{A. Ising, ‘Het hof van Holland en de Hooge Raad’, in A. Ising et al., _Het Binnenhof te ’s Gravenhage_, The Hague 187, pp. 12, 14.}…; from J.H. Regenboog, The Hague, fl. 125, to the museum, 1912

Documentation

  • Th. H. Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'De stoel van de Stadhouder', Oud-Holland (1948), p. 190, afb. 6a/b.

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  • Lion Supporting an Escutcheon, From the Top of a Balustrade or the Backrest of the Stadholder’s Chair in the Rolzaal in the Hof van Holland, The Hague
  • Lion Supporting an Escutcheon, From the Top of a Balustrade or the Backrest of the Stadholder’s Chair in the Rolzaal in the Hof van Holland, The Hague