Petronella de la Court
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| Born | 24 August 1624 |
| Died | 22 March 1707 |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
Petronella de la Court (born 24 August 1624 in Leiden, South Holland - died 22 March 1707 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch art collector.[1]
De la Court married her cousin, the silk merchant Adam Oortmans, on 24-8-1649 in Leiden, and they had 10 children together. They lived in the Stilsteeg.[2] In 1657 the couple Oortmans-De la Court bought the brewery "De Zwaan" on the Singel in Amsterdam, located where the Bungehuis is situated today.[2]
She is best known for her dollhouse, currently in the collection of the Centraal Museum, Utrecht.[3]
References
- ^ "Biografisch Portaal van Nederland - Petronella de la Court". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ a b Petronella de la Court in the DVN
- ^ "Poppenhuis (1670 - 1690)". Centraal Museum. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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