Portrait of Laurens Reael
Laurens Reael was governor-general of the VOC (Dutch East India Company), the company’s highest position in Asia. On returning to the Netherlands, he had himself portrayed full-length by a leading Amsterdam artist. Around his neck, the richly dressed Reael wears the gold chain that the States-General presented to him for his work in Asia.
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Portrait of Laurens Reael
Laurens Reael was governor-general of the VOC (Dutch East India Company), the company’s highest position in Asia. On returning to the Netherlands, he had himself portrayed full-length by a leading Amsterdam artist. Around his neck, the richly dressed Reael wears the gold chain that the States-General presented to him for his work in Asia.
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Laurens Reael was gouverneur-g ...... t dank
voor zijn werk in Azië.
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Laurens Reael was governor-gen ...... d to him for his work in Asia.
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Rijksmuseum
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title
Portrait of Laurens Reael
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Portret van Laurens Reael
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type
created
c. 1620
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ca. 1620
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extent
drager breedte 127 cm
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drager hoogte 223 cm
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support height 223 cm
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support width 127 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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provenance
? Commissioned by or for Laure ...... n in Amsterdam 1993, p. 598.}
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temporal
eerste kwart 17e eeuw
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first quarter 17th century
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