…; ? Stadstekenacademie (in the former Town Hall, now Royal Palace at Dam Square), Amsterdam, late 17th century or later;{For the early history of the sculpture collection of the city of Amsterdam, which possibly included this terracotta since the late 17th century or later, see H.J. Wiggers, ‘De stad Amsterdam en haar vroegste beeldencollectie’, in M. Jonker et al., _In beeld gebracht: Beeldhouwkunst uit de collectie van het Amsterdams Historisch Museum_, coll. cat. Amsterdam 1995, pp. 60-75.} ? transferred to the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (old Exchange of Hendrick de Keyser), Amsterdam, 1821; ? transferred to the Oude Mannenhuis, Amsterdam 1837; ? transferred to the Rijksacademie, Stadhouderskade, Amsterdam, 1875;{Willy Halsema-Kubes’s complete translated note to the then director of the Rijksmuseum, Simon Levie: ‘Simon, a while back I sent you several photos of terracottas preserved at the Rijksacademie (two headless sculptures, Diana and Apollo and 1 terracotta after Michelangelo, signed A. Quellinius and dated 1658). I wish to obtain these terracottas on loan and the Rijksacademie is also not opposed to this. I find the Ministry’s response (see enclosed letter) rather surprising, or am I mistaken? Could you do something about this? Apparently, nothing else has happened since Nov. 1980. Willy P.S. I’m attaching the photos to this. May I have them back again in due time?’ The letter to which Halsema-Kubes is referring was written on the behalf of the minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work, dated 9 October 1980, and addressed to the director of the Rijksacademie, in which it is proposed that the care of the sculptures in question - i.e. the present Quellinus terracotta, and two bozzetti by Ignatius van Logteren, inv. nos. BK-1997-20 (Apollo) and BK-1997-21 (Diana) - and other works preserved at the academy first be handed over to the Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties (Department of Dispersed State Collections), an institution charged with the task of inventorying, describing and subsequently determining a proper destination. In September 1981, Levie contacted Robert de Haas, the then director of the Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties (later Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst, ICN, and now RCE), who by this time already had these works in his possession, as confirmed by Simon Levie’s handwritten note to Willy Halsema-Kubes (in Object File BK-1997-12), in translation: ‘Willy, I’ve spoken to Robert de Haas regarding this matter. The pieces (sculptures and drawings) are now in his possession and he will get back [to us] on that. Simon [18 September 1981] P.S. Will you remind me again if after some time we’ve not yet heard anything?’.} transferred to the Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst, The Hague, inv. no. R5549, before September 1981,{_Bestandscatalogus Oude beeldhouwkunst 1300-1900_, coll. cat. The Hague 1995, p. 29, no. 82.} on loan to the Amsterdams Historisch Museum, Amsterdam, 1982-2012; on loan from the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, Amersfoort, to the museum, since 2012
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