Portrait of Johannes Munter

About this artwork

…; from Jonkheer Willem Boreel van Hogelanden (1800-1883),{He was an influential member of the House of Representatives and acted as Commissioner of the King of the Province of Noord-Holland from 1855 to 1860 and from then on as Minister of State.} The Hague, on loan to the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap, Amsterdam, 1883; on loan to the museum, since 1885

About the Artist

Bartholomeus Eggers · 1630–1692

Bartholomeus Eggers (c. 1637–1692) was a Flemish sculptor who spent the majority of his career in the Dutch Republic, contributing significantly to Amsterdam's monumental sculptural decoration during its Golden Age. Born in Antwerp, Eggers left his native city between 1650 and 1654 to participate in one of the seventeenth century's most ambitious sculptural projects: the decoration of Amsterdam's ...