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An Amsterdam Burgomaster (?)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Marble portraits were scarce in the Dutch Republic. At first, they were the privilege of the nobility, but after 1650 the powerful Amsterdam burgomasters (mayors) and their relatives also had themselves portrayed in such an aristocratic fashion. The identity of the sitter in this medallion portrait is unfortunately unknown, but from his elegant clothing he appears to belong to this same Amsterdam patrician class.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAn Amsterdam Burgomaster (?). 1667. Bartholomeus Eggers. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
