Johann Bernhard Schwarzeburger (1672-1741) possibly Lapidary, Statuette of Domitian, Frankfurt am Main, before 1729. Enamelled different Steinvarietäten (agates, chalcedony, heliotrope, chert) mainly from the area of Idar-Oberstein, gold, precious stones, some black. H 26.3 cm (with pedestal). Inventory number V 149. Green Vault © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 2016

The colorful clothes, the vast harem pants, the tight-fitting doublet and the high, wide-brimmed hat were typical of the for their sailing skills valued in Europe boatmen Holland. This statuette is the only precious stone figure, which follows four gemstone statues of Roman emperors of Black Burger both the virtuosity of stone cut, the taste safety of the composition of individual parts as well as in face education and the careful By forming the garment details. These precious works that have been acquired from the 1729-1731 operating in Frankfurt Lapidary for valuables collection of Augustus the Strong, is the mentioned in the invoice Julius Caesar. As with the Emperor statuettes gemstones were used by the Dutch skipper probably mostly derived from the space Idar-Oberstein. The present appearance of the gemstone figure is affected by the fact that the right hand of the Dutchman, in which it "a red Bouteillgen" held, was lost. Between the inventory from Schreiber assessed as "orienthalisch" Gems a large baroque pearl was inserted, which purports to be the silvery-white shirt of the Dutch skipper. Thus, even this costly gem statuette that came as one of the last acquired the strong under August artworks in the Green Vault in October 1731 to a Pretiosen work with a "body of Perl".