CIRCA 1780, MIDDLE PERIOD, M.O.L. ABOVE A STAR MARK

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A Loosdrecht pedestal bust of Johan van Oldenbarneveld
CIRCA 1780, MIDDLE PERIOD, M.O.L. ABOVE A STAR MARK
The half-lenght biscuit bust with a lace collar, after an engraving by J. Houbraken after A. Schouman, on fluted pedestal column enhanced in green and outlined in gilt (the head restored)
22.2 cm. high

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Lot Essay

See A.l. den Blaauwen a.o., Loosdrechts porselein, Zwolle, 1988, p.292 ill. 263
Johan van Oldenbarneveld (1547-1619), one of the leading figures of the Dutch Golden Age was the Raadspensionaris of Holland, the leader of the Regents' party, and was arrested in 1618, after which he was tried for treason and executed in 1619.

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