Bust of Grotius by Rysbrack

A Terracotta Bust of Hugo Grotius (de Groot) (1583 - 1645).

by Michael Rysbrack (1694 - 1770).

National Museum of Sweden.

The bust was purchased in 1963.

Post updated 15 August 2023 with the Wedgwood and Bentley Basalt Bust.

and the anonymous terracotta bust in the Rijksmuseum.

The Swedish Ambassador to France.

Hugo Grotius also Huig de Groot or Hugo de Groot.

No size given.

I have contacted the Museum and they don't have any better photographs,

or any intention of taking any in the near future.

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Hugo Grotius.

Miniature Ivory Relief

Here attributed (safely I believe) to van der Hagen.

 

after Rysbrack.

10. 8 x 8.4 cms.

Rijksmuseum.

For a useful overview of the career of van der Hagen see -

http://bathartandarchitecture.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/the-rysbrack-statuettes-of-rubens-van_55.html

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Basalt Bust of Grotius.

Sotheby's 23 October 2019. Lot 97.

Wedgwood and Bentley.

50.7 cms.

The Sotheby's Catalogue entry.

Gallagher, 2019, writes that in September 1779, an order of six large busts, including a Grotius, was fulfilled for the Dutch market and which came through Wedgwood's Amsterdam agent Lambertus van Veldhuysen.

 A bust of Grotius is also included in Wedgwood and Bentley's 1779 trade catalogue (available on line). 

The source for the bust is likely the 1631 oil painting by Michiel Jansz. Van Mierevelt (1576-1641). A second bust of Grotius of this large size from the Bernheim Collection was sold at Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, February 26, 1972, lot 116.

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Grotius.

Terracotta.

They say late 18th Century?

Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam.

Grotius.

Late 18th Century.

Terracotta.

Anonymous.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/rijksstudio/historische-personen/hugo-de-groot/objecten#/NG-761,8

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Medallion.
48 mm.
Jan Smeltzing.

Probably c. 1690

Illustrates the chest in which he made his escape with the aid of his wife from Castle Loevestein
(seen in the background on the right), There are currently two chests, one in the Rijksmuseum claiming to be this chest illustrated here.

British Museum


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Castle Lovensteyn.

227 x 296.

British Museum.

see - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkLXsPJLC3M


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Rysbrack appears to have based his bust of Grotius on the engraving by Mierveld (various spellings).

There is a surprisingly large number of engravings of Grotius. There are 11 in the National Portrait Gallery in London.

I am posting a selection of those of Grotius in later life - the van Mierveld engraving says aged 49 in 1632.

Hugo Grotius

After Michael Jansz van Mierveld (1567 - 1641).

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Hugo Grotius

After Michael Jansz van Mierveld (1567 - 1641).

Engraving.

William Jacobzoon Delff.

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Hugo Grotius.

After Michael Jansz van Mierveld (1567 - 1641).

Engraving.

William Jacobzoon Delff.

265 x 172 mm approx.

Rijksmuseum

Hugo Grotius

John Faber

after Mierveld

Drawing

262 x 221 mm.

1697

British Museum

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Hugo Grotius.

Michael Jansz van Miereveld (1567 - 1641).

Oil on Panel 63 x 55 cms.

1631.

Rijksmuseum

Hugo Grotius

Michael Jansz van Miereveld (1567 - 1641).

There are several versions of this painting

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The Four Philosophers.
underneath the bust of Seneca.
After Fernando Gregori.
c. 1780.
Engraving.
403 x 304 mm.

After Rubens.

British Museum.

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Hugo Grotius.

Thomas Cross.

Engraving.

121 x 71 cms.

1654.

National Portrait Gallery. London

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Hugo Grotius.

Theodor Matham.

after Frans Hals.

168 x 133 mm.

Mid - late 17th Century.

National Portrait Gallery, London

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Hugo Grotius

After van Mierveld

Hendrik Bary

Engraving

124 x 762 mm.

National Galleries of Scotland

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Hugo Grotius

they say after Willem de Broen??

very obviously based on the van Mierveld portrait

Early 18th century

National Portrait Gallery, London.

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Hugo Grotius

water colour by Jacobus Houbraken

153 x 98 mm.

Again based on the van Mierveld portrait engraving.

National Portrait Gallery, London.

Hugo Grotius.

after the van Mierveld engraving.

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1770)

engraving

Image Courtesy Harvard Art Museums.

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Hugo Grotius 

after van Mierveld

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1770)

Engraving

171 x 107 mm.

National Galleries of Scotland.

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Hugo Grotius 

after van Mierveld

216 x 162 mm approx.

National Galleries of Scotland

Title Page.

with vignette of Grotius.

1682

British Museum.



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The Masquerades  and Virtues and Vices.

With engravings after Jaques de Gheyn II

dedicated to Cornellis van Bleyenburch.

with lines from Hugo Grotius.

Peace

Zacharias Dolensdo (c 1561 - 1600)

Engraving

225 x 165 mm

All images above British Museum

For a very useful short biography of Grotius see - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Grotius