Marcus Salvius Otho, Bartholomeus Eggers, after Barent Dronrijp, after 1674

lead, h 89cm × w 175kg × w 43cm × d 28cm More details

Early in his career, Bartholomeus Eggers worked on the ornamental statuary of the town hall on Dam Square (today’s Royal Palace). Later, he received major commissions from Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg, so that some of his work went to palatial gardens in Germany and even Russia.

Identification

Title(s)

Marcus Salvius Otho
Bust of Emperor Marcus Salvius Otho (32-69)

Object type

Object number

BK-B-68-C

Description

Het borstbeeld is geplaatst op een geprofileerd voetstuk.

Creation

Artist

after design by: Bartholomeus Eggers
caster: Barent Dronrijp (possibly)

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

after 1674

Material and Technique

Physical features

lead

Material

Measurements

height 89 cm × weight 175 kg
width 43 cm × depth 28 cm (base of the bust)
height 121 cm (incl. sandstone socle)

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 10-Sep-1892

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; country house Meer-en-Berg (near Heemstede), date unknown; from Paulina Agneta van Lennep-Deutz van Assendelft (1835-1913), country house Meer-en-Berg, with BK-B-68-A, B, and -D, fl. 300 for all four, to the museum, through the mediation of the dealer B. Kalf, 1892

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Relations

Buste van keizer Caligula (12-41)

Documentation

Beeldhouwkunst in het Rijksmuseum [Amsterdam], Jaap Leeuwenberg, cat.nr. 358c
Bartholomeus Eggers' keizers- en keizerinnenbusten voor keurvorst Friedrich Wilhelm van Brandenburg, Willy Halsema-Kubes

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.24863

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