FLINCK, Govert Teunisz.
(b. 1615, Kleve, d. 1660, Amsterdam)

Four Governors of the Arquebusiers Civic Guard, Amsterdam

1642
Oil on canvas, 203 x 278 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The four governors are seated at a table with the ceremonial drinking horn of the Arquebusiers guild made by Arent Coster. The standing man is a servant. This painting was displayed in the same hall of the guild's headquarter as the Night Watch by Rembrandt.




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