Bartholomeus Eggers
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Bartholomeus Eggers (c. 1637[1] – before 23 February 1692) was a Flemish sculptor, who after training in his hometown Antwerp spent most of his active career in the Dutch Republic. Here he initially collaborated with other Flemish sculptors on the sculptural decorations for the new city hall in Amsterdam, a project which was under the direction of Artus Quellinus the Elder. He worked on various public projects and on commissions for leading courts in Europe. He is known for his portraits, funerary sculptures, reliefs, statues of children and allegorical, biblical and mythological sculptures. He was, together with Artus Quellinus the Elder and Rombout Verhulst, one of the leading sculptors active in the Dutch Republic in the second half of the 17th century.[2]