Portrait of Andries Bicker
Andries Bicker, a merchant in Russia and dealer in spices, wielded enormous administrative power. He was elected mayor of Amsterdam ten times, represented the city in the States-General, and served as ambassador to the Scandinavian nations, Poland and the Duchy of Brandenburg. When he sat to the celebrated Amsterdam portraitist Van der Helst, the Bickers were the most powerful family in the city.
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Portrait of Andries Bicker
Andries Bicker, a merchant in Russia and dealer in spices, wielded enormous administrative power. He was elected mayor of Amsterdam ten times, represented the city in the States-General, and served as ambassador to the Scandinavian nations, Poland and the Duchy of Brandenburg. When he sat to the celebrated Amsterdam portraitist Van der Helst, the Bickers were the most powerful family in the city.
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Andries Bicker, a merchant in ...... t powerful family in the city.
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Andries Bicker, koopman op Rus ...... tigste geslacht van Amsterdam.
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Rijksmuseum
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Portrait of Andries Bicker
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Portret van Andries Bicker
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1642
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1642
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breedte 70,5 cm
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height 93.5 cm
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hoogte 93,5 cm
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width 70.5 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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second quarter 17th century
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tweede kwart 17e eeuw
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