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Portrait of a man, presumably Willem Cornelisz. van Velden (1603-63)
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Portrait of Willem Cornelisz. van Velden (1603-63), possibly. Van Velden was the former servant of Hugo de Groot. He was sworn in as a notary in 1625 and appointed as an advocate in 1642. In 1625 he married Elsje van Houwelingen (see RP-P-OB-66.488), the maid of Maria van Reigersberch and Hugo de Groot, who played an important role in De Groot's escape from Loevestein in 1621.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortret van een man, vermoedelijk Willem Cornelisz. van Velden (1603-63). 1797 - 1836. Philippus Velijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
