Background
He was born in Amsterdam as the son of the successful sculptor Ignatius van Logteren.
He was born in Amsterdam as the son of the successful sculptor Ignatius van Logteren.
He became his father"s pupil and assistant who continued his father"s workshop (in November 1732) in statuary and decorative stucco reliefs for the wealthy mansion owners of Amsterdam. Van Logteren died on an early age, probably of silicosis. His most famous work today is the stucco work he made for the Christiaan Müller organ in the Grote Kerk, Haarlem.
Other works by him in Huis te Manpad, and Moses and Aaron church.