Petronella de la Court
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BornAugust 24, 1624
DiedMarch 22, 1707 (aged 82)
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| Born | August 24, 1624 |
| Died | March 22, 1707 (aged 82) |
Petronella de la Court (24 August 1624 - 22 March 1707) 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. They lived in the Stilsteeg.[2] In 1657 the couple Oortmans-De la Court bought the brewery "De Zwaan" on the Singel in Amsterdam, located where the Bungehuis is situated today.[2]
She is best known for her dollhouse, currently in the collection of the Centraal Museum, Utrecht.[3]
