Jacob Laurensz

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Jacob Laurensz., detail of Hals's banquet of 1616

Jacob Laurensz. (c.1560 – 1631), was a Dutch Golden Age brewer and magistrate of Haarlem.

He was owner of the Haarlem brewery "De Lely" and married Mechtelt Simonsdr. in 1584, married a second time in 1613 to Aaf Jacob Witsdr., and married a third time in 1621 to Rachel Adriaensdr.[1] He was a judge and magistrate of Haarlem and served as captain of the St. George militia from 1612 to 1615, and colonel 1618-1621.[1] He was portrayed by Frans Hals in The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616.[1]

He died in Haarlem.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Jacob Laurensz. Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine in record for this painting in the RKD
  • Jacob Laurensz. in De Haarlemse Schuttersstukken, by Jhr. Mr. C.C. van Valkenburg, pp. 66, Haerlem : jaarboek 1958, ISSN 0927-0728, on the website of the North Holland Archives