The Arquebusiers' Civic Guard Company of Captain Cornelis de Graeff and Lieutenant Hendrick Lauwrensz, Amsterdam, 1642
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
386; 513; 520; 367
About this artwork
datum, rechtsmidden op de leuning: ‘1642’
About the Artist
Jacob Adriaensz Backer · 1608–1651
Style was influenced by Rembrandt and Classicism. Known for his portraits, Backer received many important commissions for group portraits; he also was a history painter. His father, a Mennonite baker, left Friesland and settled the family in Amsterdam in 1611. Jacob Backer returned to Friesland in 1627 to study under Lambert Jacobsz. Comment on works: Portraits, History scenes.