Adriaan Dortsman was a Dutch Golden Age

Dutch Golden Age

The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...

 architect of Amsterdam.

Biography

According to the RKD he moved to Amsterdam in 1667 and is known for drawings and architectural designs. He designed the Ronde Lutherse Kerk (Amsterdam)

Ronde Lutherse Kerk (Amsterdam)

The Ronde Lutherse Kerk or Koepelkerk is a former Lutheran church in Amsterdam, located at the Singel. The church can be easily seen from the Singel by its copper dome.-History:...

, (part of) the Oosterkerk

Oosterkerk

The Oosterkerk is a 17th-Century Protestant church in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.The Oosterkerk was built in the period 1669-1671 by architect Daniël Stalpaert and completed by Adriaan Dortsman...

, the Wallonian orphanage (today Maison Descartes), the "Van Raey" houses for the wealthy grain and weapons merchant Jeremias van Raey on the Keizersgracht (today one half of this complex is home to the Museum Van Loon

Museum Van Loon

Museum Van Loon is museum, located in a canalside house alongside the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The museum is named after the family Van Loon that lived in the house from the 19th century.-History:...

), Amstel

Amstel

The Amstel is a river in the Netherlands which runs through the city of Amsterdam. The river's name is derived from Aeme stelle, old Dutch for "area abounding with water"....

 216 (for the soap manufacturer Gijsbert Dommer, which was later purchased by mayor Coenraad van Beuningen

Coenraad van Beuningen

Coenraad van Beuningen was the Dutch Republic's most experienced diplomat, burgemeester of Amsterdam in 1669, 1672, 1680, 1681, 1683 and 1684, and from 1681 a VOC director...

), and Gunterstein

Gunterstein

Gunterstein is a castle in Breukelen, on the river Vecht, that was the former home of the rich Dutch widow Magdalena Poulle . She bought the property and associated title after the former castle and stronghold was destroyed by the French in the rampjaar 1672.-History:The castle was built in 1681 on...

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In 1676 he designed a new set of fortifications for Naarden, for William III of England

William III of England

William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...

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Dortsman became quite wealthy and left the bulk of his estate to his housekeeper Cornelia van der Gon, who married his assistant, the painter David van der Plas

David van der Plas

-Biography:David van der Plas became famous as a portrait painter, and his most illustrious patron was Cornelis Tromp. In 1684 he married Cornelia van der Gon of Haarlem, the daughter of the castellan of the Oude Doelen, the meeting quarters of the Haarlem schutterij...

 after he died. Cornelia van der Gon was a dollhouse decorator, and both Dortsman and Van der Plas assisted her. The two dollhouses of Cornelia van der Gon later came into the hands of Sara Rothé

Sara Rothé

Sara Rothé was an 18th century art collector from the Northern Netherlands, known today as the former owner of two dollhouses now on display in the Frans Hals Museum and the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.-Biography:...

, and parts of the original dollhouses, including interior designs by Dortsman and paintings by Van der Plas can still be seen. One dollhouse is in the Frans Hals Museum

Frans Hals Museum

The Frans Hals Museum is a hofje and municipal museum in Haarlem, Netherlands. The museum was founded in 1862 in the newly renovated former cloister located in the back of the Haarlem city hall known as the Prinsenhof...

, and the other dollhouse is in the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag

Gemeentemuseum Den Haag

The Municipal Museum is an art museum, located in The Hague, Netherlands.The museum was built by the Dutch architect H.P. Berlage. It is renowned for its large Mondrian collection, the largest in the world...

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