Van der Doort c.1639
WS 72, № 8
Bust of Nero (greyish marble)
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
2ft 11in x 1ft 9in (88.9 x 53.3cm)
Provenance:
acquired when Prince of Wales from Geldorp, subsequently commissioned the Frenchman [Le Sueur] to make a bust and pedestal for it
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
bought
Hang notes:
placed in the second window
Location:
Room description extended:
King's Chair Room in the Privy Gallery; 12 statues in 2 windows
Original Manuscript page number:
B.L. Add. MS. 10112, f. 17 and MS. Ash. 1514, f. 95
Interpreting the text:
Text in brackets from the Ashmolean MS.
Identification certainty:
Unknown