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The four officers of the Crossbow (St. Sebastian) Guild in Amsterdam, 1653
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The four officers of the Crossbow (St. Sebastian) Guild in Amsterdam, 1653

Joachim Jan Oortman jr. · 1812 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The four officers of the Crossbow Guilds or St. Sebastian Guilds in Amsterdam, 1653. The officers are from left to right: Frans Banning Cocq, Jan van de Poll, Albert Dircksz Pater and Jan Willemsz Blaeu. The officers sit around a table in front of a cabinet in which trophy cups are displayed. They also hold in their hands a trophy goblet, the king's staff decorated with a bird and the guild chain with a medallion in the shape of a bird. The target woman brings the ceremonial silver drinking horn of the guild inside. On the left sits a dog, on the right in the background two shooters.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe vier overlieden van de Handboog- (St Sebastiaan) doelen te Amsterdam, 1653. 1812. Joachim Jan Oortman jr.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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