The Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1639 [SEP] creator
The Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1639
The Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1639 refers to the last and largest schutterstuk painted by Frans Hals for the St. George (or St. Joris) civic guard of Haarlem, and today is considered one of the main attractions of the Frans Hals Museum there.
In this painting over 4 meters wide, nineteen men are portrayed, each wearing a sash in the color of his "rot", or brigade. All three brigades of the St George militia
, as it remained hanging in its original building after it became an inn. The inn is featured on Romeyn de Hooghe's map of Haarlem in 1688, showing the gate with a statue of St. George slaying the dragon as silent witness to the building's earlier purpose.
See also.
- "The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1627"
- "The Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1639"
References.
- De Haarlemse Schuttersstukken, by Jhr. Mr.