The Formal Entry of Cornelis Hop into Paris

Adolf van der Laan, Dutch, 1684–1755 Dutch

ca. 1719–20

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Dutch ambassador Cornelis Hop formally entered Paris on July 23, 1719, when the carriage and retinue specially ordered for the ceremony were ready. Hop’s vehicle (on the lower right) is preceded by two equestrian Swiss Guards and drawn by eight black horses, although the diplomat himself rode with the Introducer of Ambassadors in the third (royal) carriage.

Artwork Details

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Exhibition History

Title: The Formal Entry of Cornelis Hop into Paris
Artist: Adolf van der Laan, Dutch, 1684–1755
Date: ca. 1719–20
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: Unframed: 5 3/8 × 7 5/16 in. (13.7 × 18.6 cm)
Framed: 18 1/8 × 13 × 1 3/16 in. (46 × 33 × 3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (RP-T-00-1741)
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts