Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst: Portrait of Nicholaes Oetgens van Waveren (1656)


(Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)


A painting by the Dutch artist Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst (1603-1661). Nicolaes Oetgens van Waveren (1622-1684) was the son of Anthonie Oetgens van Waveren (1585-1658), mayor of Amsterdam, and Anna Spiegel (1582-1644). He served as a local politician and standard-bearer of the civic guard of Amsterdam. Because of his anti-Orangism he was removed from office by prince William III of Orange in 1672. Painting from 1656.