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Johannes Petrus Hendricus, or Joop for short, van Lunteren was nicknamed 'The South Holland Krop'. This is not surprising, because just as Hildo Krop (1884-1970) provided many public buildings in Amsterdam with stylised sculptures, Joop van Lunteren did the same in The Hague, where he lived from 1918 until his death. The sculptor preferred to use soft (sand) stone for his building plaques and wall reliefs.

The two statues of a boy and a girl, which are placed rather inconspicuously at both ends of the wall on the Conrad Bridge, were also made of soft stone. The squatting boy concentrates fully on his handiwork. The doll-like girl with beautiful curls, Sunday shoes and a neatly ironed pleated skirt endearingly presses a rabbit against her. The two images are characteristic of Joop van Lunteren's work and views.

Van Lunteren was one of the employees of Hendrik van den Eijnde, who is considered one of the most important sculptors of the Amsterdam School (1916-1926). In the workshop of his Amsterdam teacher, Van Lunteren learned to make sculptural decorations for the Scheepvaarthuis. This school, where the aim was to achieve an optimal fusion of sculpture and architecture, was decisive for the way in which he later carried out commissions from the Government Buildings Agency and decorations on bridges and buildings in Delft, The Hague and Rotterdam.