Petronella de la Court

Petronella de la Court (born 24 August 1624 in Leiden, South Holland - died 22 March 1707 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch art collector.[1]

Petronella de la Court
Born24 August 1624
Leiden
Died22 March 1707
Amsterdam
NationalityNetherlands

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
  1. "Biografisch Portaal van Nederland - Petronella de la Court". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. Petronella de la Court in the DVN
  3. "Poppenhuis (1670 - 1690)". Centraal Museum. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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