Circle of Ignatius van Logteren, An attractive white marble bust of Diana, probably Amsterdam first half 18th century

her head finely and deeply carved in full round, her curly hair falling down on her right shoulder, slightly turned to dexter, scantly clad in a voluminous drapery

Pieter M. Fischer / E. Munnig Schmidt, Ignatius en Jan van Logteren. Beeldhouwers en Stuckunstenaars in het Amsterdam van de 18de eeuw, Amsterdam 2005.

In overall good condition considering age. Few minor chips, marks and scratches. Few minor fissures to the stone. Some weathering resulting in loss of detail. The surface cleaned, minor surface erosion ('sugaring'). Few larger chips, as to chin, nose, upper lip, head dress (sickle moon and pearl), garments, as visible in the catalogue image. The head carved in full round, the reverse of the bust hollowed.
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Although this fine marble bust cannot directly be attributed to the  Amsterdam sculptor and architect of renown, Ignatius van Logteren (1685-1732), its high quality and stylistic features suggest an attribution to his immediate circle.
Ignatius van Logteren had his atelier on the prestigious Prinsengracht, producing works in terracotta, stucco, sandstone and marble for a well-off clientele. Famous surviving examples are a series of Roman gods and goddesses in Arnhem, Singleplantsoon, and a large fountain originally executed for estate Driemond, near Weesp, now exhibited in front of estate Frankendael, Middenweg, Amsterdam. Several of his works are being preserved at the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum.
Frits Scholten, Senior Curator of Sculpture at the Rijksmuseum, encourages an attribution to the circle of Ignatius van Logteren (correspondence January 6, 2009). One can assume that the present bust has been created as garden or facade sculpture.