Petronella de la Court

Petronella de la Court
Born 24 August 1624
Leiden
Died 22 March 1707
Amsterdam
Nationality Netherlands

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

De la Court married her cousin, the silk merchant Adam Oortmans, on 24-8-1649 in Leiden, and they had 10 children together.[2] In 1657 the couple Oortmans-de la Court bought the brewery "De Zwaan" on the Singel in Amsterdam, located where the Bunge huis is situated today.[2]

She is best known for her dollhouse, currently in the collection of the Centraal Museum, Utrecht.[3]

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