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Portretbuste van dr. Nicolaas Beets (1814-1903)

Portretbuste van dr. Nicolaas Beets (1814-1903)

Portretbuste van dr. Nicolaas Beets (1814-1903)

Nicolaas Beets (1814-1903) can be considered as one of the rare and outspoken abolitionists within the Netherlands. Based in Utrecht, he was a minister, theologian, a writer, poet, and a professor. In 1864 he was asked to work in Utrecht as a pastor, where he also started working for the university as a professor in Church History. He resided at Boothstraat 6, from which the facade up to this day has a memorial stone commemorating its historical resident.
Title
Portretbuste van dr. Nicolaas Beets (1814-1903)
Dating
1884
Object type
beeld, portretbuste
Object number
8621

Frans Stracké jr.

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Materials
marmer, graniet
Technique
wit marmer; graniet (sokkel)
Dimensions
  • buste hoogte 60 cm
  • breedte 24.5 cm
  • diepte 18.5 cm
  • sokkel hoogte 116 cm
  • breedte 45 cm
  • diepte 45 cm
Acquisition
schenking (1941)
Associated periods
Moderne tijd 1795-heden
Keyword
portret, mansportret, Beets, Nicolaas
Inscriptions and marks
signatuur op linkerzijde buste: F. Stracké // Amsterdam, opschrift op voorzijde sokkel: NEDERLAND // AAN // NICOLAAS BEETS, opschrift op linkerzijde sokkel: MDCCCXIV // XII SEPTEMBER // MDCCCLXXXIV
Notes
  • Nicolaas Beets (Haarlem 1814-Utrecht 1903), was letterkundige en theoloog. Zie inv.nr. 8246
Rights
Public domain
Documentation
125 jarig bestaan van Maatschappij Arti et Amicitiae, Maatschappij Arti et Amicitiae (Amsterdam, 1964/65)
Beeldhouwkunst tot 1850. De verzamelingen van het Centraal Museum Utrecht [cat. nrs. 244-478], Jan Klinckaert, Centraal Museum (Utrecht, 1997)
Catalogus van het Historisch Museum der stad, supplement