Cornelis Pronk painter, designer and draughtsman was appointed in August, 1734 at the age of 43, by the Dutch East India Company to 'make all designs and models to our satisfaction, of all such porcelain as will be ordered from time to time in the Indies...'. The volume of his known work is small. Two drawings which are attributed with good reason to Pronk or his studio are in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: 'La Dame au Parasol' and 'The Doctor's Visit to the Emperor'. Cf. D.Howard and J. Ayers, op. cit., for further details