Petronella de la Court, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Dutch art collector
Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1624
Place of Birth: Leiden, County of Holland, Netherlands
Date of Death: 22-Mar-1707
Profession: art collector
Nationality: Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Petronella de la Court
- Petronella de la Court (born 24 August 1624 in Leiden, South Holland - died 22 March 1707 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch art collector.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.
- 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.She is best known for her dollhouse, currently in the collection of the Centraal Museum, Utrecht.
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