Erection of a statue of Joost van den Vondel
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
5.9; 89.2
About this artwork
Schenking van mevrouw J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff
About the Artist
Johan Philip van der Kellen · 1831–1906
Johan Philip van der Kellen (1831-1906) was a Dutch engraver and museum curator who made significant contributions to both the practice of medallic art and the institutional development of Dutch print collections. Born in Utrecht on July 9, 1831, and dying in Baarn in 1906, van der Kellen pursued a dual career as creative artist and cultural administrator that exemplified the nineteenth-century mo...