The Arquebusiers' Civic Guard Company of Captain Cornelis de Graeff and Lieutenant Hendrick Lauwrensz, Amsterdam, 1642

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Officers and other Civic Guardsmen of the V District in Amsterdam under the command of Captain Cornelis de Graeff and Lieutenant Hendrick Lauwrensz

Jacob Adriaensz Backer

1642

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 367cm × w 513cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

land forces (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia); historical persons

Acquisition Method

loan

Acquired

1926

Notes

datum, rechtsmidden op de leuning: ‘1642’

Collection Type

paintings

About Jacob Adriaensz Backer

1608–1651 • Dutch Republic

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.