Jacques Joseph François Verdonck, 1857, brass, terracotta, General: 64 x 22 x 28.8cm 640 x 220 x 288mm, mayor, man's portrait, Terracotta model for a statue by Jacques Joseph François Verdonck of mayor Pieter Adriaansz. Van der Werf. The statue is a possible design or bozzetto for a monument for this mayor intended for the Van der Werfpark. The statue shows Van der Werf standing leaning on his right leg and the left leg slightly forward in a slightly twisted position with the left hand on the heart and the right arm extended with a silver-plated brass sword turned towards himself. The statue has a tree stump to support the figure. Van der Werf is depicted wearing wide knee-high boots, stockings, knee-length trousers and a tunic with an office sign on a ribbon, a pleated collar and a half-length cape. The right-leaning head has a short beard and short hair and features a hat with a curling edge on the left that is decorated with feather plumes. The inscription on the flat square base plate reads: P. A. van der Werf, 2000
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Jacques Joseph François Verdonck, 1857, brass, terracotta, General, 64 x 22 x 28.8cm 640 x 220 x 288mm, mayor, man's portrait, Terracotta model, a statue, Jacques Joseph François Verdonck, mayor Pieter Adriaansz. Van der Werf., statue, a possible design, bozzetto, a monument, mayor intended, Van der Werfpark., statue, Van der Werf standing leaning, right leg, left leg slightly forward, a slightly twisted position, left hand, heart, right arm extended, a silver-plated brass sword turned towards ., statue, a tree stump, support, figure. Van der Werf, depicted wearing wide knee-high boots, stockings, knee-length trousers, a tunic, office sign, a ribbon, a pleated collar, a half-length cape., right-leaning head, a short beard, short hair, features, hat, a curling edge, left, decorated, feather plumes., inscription, flat square base plate reads, P. A. van der Werf, 2000
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