Rembrandt

Object category

Physical connection Reference in ‘composite artworks’: artworks that are/were connected, such as alterpieces, decorative pieces incorporated in panelling, and works of art that were intended to be displayed together, such as pendants and series.

part of a decoration scheme

Govert Flinck, Vier doelheren der kloveniers Albert Coenraetsz. Burgh (?-1647), Jan Claesz. Vlooswijck (1571-1652), Pieter Reael (1569-1643) en Jacob Willekeur (?-?), met de kastelein Jacob Willekens (1564-1649) (of Jacob Nachtglas 1577-1654) (part of a decoration scheme)
Jacob Adriaensz. Backer, Officieren en andere schutters van wijk V in Amsterdam onder leiding van kapitein Cornelis de Graeff en luitenant Hendrick Lauwrensz.
Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy, Het korporaalschap van kapitein Jan Cleasz. Vlooswijck en luitenant Gerrit Hudde, Amsterdam

These paintings, including the Night Watch, hung in the great upper hall of the headquarters of the arquebusiers’ civic guard , the Kloveniersdoelen (Dudok van Heel 2009, p. 5).

Support/medium

canvas, oil paint

Shape/dimensions

rectangle (landscape format) 363 x 438 cm
379.5 × 453.5 cm according to website museum (25/6/2020). When the painting was transferred from the Kloveniersdoelen to the Townhall it was cut down severely on the righthand side to fit into the Small Council of War Chamber. On the other sides smaller strips were also trimmed (Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings 1982-, vol. 3 (1989), no. A 146).

Signature/inscription Information about the signature, dating, inscription or any other mark on the front or back of the art work

signed and dated bottom left of the middle: Rembrandt f. 1642
inscription topside, right of the middle: Frans Banning Cocq/ heer van Purmerlant en Ilpendam/ Capiteijn/ Willem van Ruijtenburch van Vlaerding/ heer van Vlaerdingen' Leutenant/ Jan Visscher Cornelisen' vaendrich/ Rombout Kemp' Sergeant/ Reijnier Engelen' Sergeant/ Barent Harmansen/ Jan Adriaensen Keyser/ Elbert Willemsen/ Jan Clasen Leijdeckers/ Jan Ockersen/ Jan Pietersen bronchorst/ Harman Iacobsen wormskerck/ Jacob Dircksen de Roy/ Jan vander heede/ walich Schellingwou/ Jan brugman/ Claes van Cruysbergen/ Paulus Schoonhoven (Haverkamp-Begemann 1982, p. 12-13)
inscription on the cartouche in the background; the cartouche was probably added later

Current attribution: Rembrandt

Date Exact or approximate dating of the described art work; the search parameters adopted for this art work in this database, are found in brackets.: dated 1642 (1642)

Subject

Title Title of the art-work in Dutch: Het korporaalschap van kapitein Frans Banning Cocq
Other (former) title Other title(s) or name(s) which the work of art has had, or by which it is also known. This sometimes involves rejected identifications of the subject or sitter.: Night Watch , Nachtwacht
English title: Civic guardsmen of Amsterdam under command of Banninck Cocq
Keywords: portrait, militia piece (painting), group portrait more than 10 people, officer, soldier, full-length portrait, standard-bearer, musketeer, drum, girl, weapon (fight), drum, cartouche

IB number Number related to the portrait iconography collection RKD.: 23022

Frans Banningh Cocq 1605-02-23 - 1655-01-01

Name

Cocq, Frans Banningh

Initials

F.

Sex

M

Academische titel

dr.

Date/place of birth

Amsterdam 1605-02-23

Date/place of death

Amsterdam 1655-01-01

Occupation

councillor of the City of Amsterdam 1634-1655; commissioner for Matrimonial Affairs 1632, 1633, 1636; Commissioner for Petty Affairs 1634, 1635, 1641, 1643, 1644, 1650; Alderman 1637, 1640, 1642, 1645, 1646, 1648, 1649; commisioner for the loan office 1638, 1639; burgomaster 1650, 1651, 1653, 1654; comptroller 1652; trustee of orphans 1652; lieutenant District I 1635; captain District II c. 1639- c. 1646; colonel c. 1646-1650; governor Handboogdoelen 1648-1654; Knight in the order of St Michael (France 1648); Lord of Purmerland and Ilpendam 1631 (Dudok van Heel 2009 A, p. 46-50);

Marriage(s)

Amsterdam 1630-04-23
134074/Overlander, Maria

Description

man in the front centre wearing a dark costume

Willem van Ruytenburgh 1600 - 1652

Name

Ruytenburgh, Willem van

Initials

W.

Sex

m

Academische titel

mr.

Date/place of birth

Amsterdam 1600 - 1600-08-13

Baptized

Date/place of death

1652

died in The Hague or in Vlaardingen

Occupation

Lord of Vlaardingen and Vlaardingerambacht, Babberspolder, Nieuwenhoorn, Nieuwe Goote, Oud- en Nieuw-Kraeyertspolder and Brielse Nieuweland 1627; lawyer; councillor 1639-1652; alderman 1641; commisioner for Matrimonial Affairs 1642, 1643, 1646; lieutenant 1639 and captain District II 1646-1647 (Dudok van Heel 2009 A, p. 50-52);

Marriage(s)

Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam) 1626-02-17
Alida Jonckheyn (1609-1678)

Description

man in the front centre wearing a light costume

Jan Cornelisz. Visscher 1610 - 1650

Name: Visscher, Jan Cornelisz.
Sex: m
Date/place of birth: Amsterdam 1610 - 1610-06-22
Baptized
Date/place of death: Amsterdam 1650 - 1650-07-29
Buried: 1650-07-29
in the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
Occupation: merchant in Amsterdam; ensign District II 1637-1650 (Dudok van Heel 2009 A, p. 53-54);
Description: the standard bearer

Rombout Kemp ? - 1653

Name

Kemp, Rombout

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

Amsterdam

Baptized

Date/place of death

Amsterdam 1653 - 1653-10-27

Buried

1653-10-27

in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam

Occupation

cloth merchant in Amsterdam; sergeant before 1640, and lieutenant 1646 District II (Dudok van Heel 2009 A, p. 54-55)

Marriage(s)

Amsterdam 1623-08-20
Elsje van Baersdorp (1602-1669)
in the Oude Kerk

Description

the man in the right stretching out his right arm

Reijnier Jansz. Engelen 1588 - 1651

Name

Engelen, Reijnier Jansz.

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

Amsterdam 1588 - 1588-01-19

Baptized

Date/place of death

Amsterdam 1651 - 1651-04-24

Buried

1651-04-24

in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam

Occupation

cloth merchant in Amsterdam; sergeant in District II before 1640 (Dudok van Heel 2009 A, p. 56);

Marriage(s)

Amsterdam 1624-04-27
Willemken Wijnants

Description

the man at the left, with the golden helmet

Barent Harmansen 1589 - 1661

Name: Harmansen, Barent
Sex: m
Date/place of birth: Amsterdam 1589
Date/place of death: Amsterdam 1661 - 1661-07-23
Buried: 1661-07-23
in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam
Occupation: grocer in Amsterdam

Jan Adriaensz. Keijser 1594 - 1664

Name

Keijser, Jan Adriaensz.

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

Amsterdam 1594 - 1594-12-04

Baptized

Date/place of death

Amsterdam 1664 - 1664-01-31

Buried

1664-01-31

in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam

Occupation

cellarman 1615; vintner 1619; wine broker 1625-1659; merchant 1632; steward of the Handboogdoelen 1654-1664 (Dudok van Heel 2009 A, p. 57-58);

Marriage(s)

Amsterdam 1615-10-20
Anna Garniers
in the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam

Elbert Willemsen 1589 - 1644

Name

Willemsen, Elbert

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

Amsterdam 1589

Date/place of death

Amsterdam 1644 - 1644-11-04

Buried

1644-11-04

Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam

Occupation

merchant

Marriage(s)

1626-04-05
Elisaberth Lenaerts

Jan Clasen Leijdeckers 1597 - 1640

Name

Leijdeckers, Jan Clasen

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

Amsterdam 1597 - 1597-05-20

Baptized

Date/place of death

Amsterdam 1640 - 1640-12-27

Buried

1640-12-27

Occupation

merchant; shopkeeper

Marriage(s)

Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam) 1622-04-10
Maria Pieters (van der Males)

Jan Ockersen 1599 - 1652

Name

Ockersen, Jan

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

Amsterdam 1599 - 1599-01-22

Baptized

Date/place of death

Amsterdam 1652 - 1652-03-19

Buried

1652-03-19

Oude Kerk, Amsterdam

Occupation

cloth merchant in Amsterdam

Marriage(s)

Grote of Sint-Bavokerk (Haarlem) 1621-12-07
Wijntje Cornelis Braber († 1664)

Jan Pietersen Bronchorst 1587 - ?

Name

Bronchorst, Jan Pietersen

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

1587

in Husum

Date/place of death

Maarssen (Stichtse Vecht)

after 17 August 1666

Occupation

cloth merchant in Amsterdam

Marriage(s)

Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam) 1614-05-13
Aeltje Huybrechts

Herman Jacobsz. Wormskerck 1590 - 1653-01-09

Name

Wormskerck, Herman Jacobsz.

Initials

H.J.

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

Deventer 1590

Date/place of death

Amsterdam 1653-01-09

Buried

1653-01-15

Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam

Occupation

cloth merchant; dean of the clothmakers' guild 1628; deacon of the Dutch Reformed Church in Amsterdam 1630; elder 1642, 1645, 1649 (Dudok van Heel 2009 A, p. 61-62)

Marriage(s)

Grote of Sint Laurenskerk (Alkmaar) 1624-08-02
Judith (van) Steenhuysen (1587-1666)

Jacob Dircksz. de Roy 1601-06-13 - 1659-03-01

Name

Roy, Jacob Dircksz. de

Initials

J.

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

Amsterdam 1601-06-13

Date/place of death

Amsterdam 1659-03-01

Buried

1659-03-06

Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam

Occupation

cloth merchant in Amsterdam; governor of the Roman-Catholic Aged Poor Relief Office 1628-1654 (Dudok van Heel 2009 A, p. 62);

Marriage(s)

Amsterdam 1626-01-13
202712/Bonte, Marritje Jans

Children

Dirck Jacobsz. de Roy
Jan Jacobsz. de Roy

Jan van der Heede 1610 - 1655

Name

Heede, Jan van der

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

Driebruggen (Reeuwijk) 1610

Date/place of death

Amsterdam 1655 - 1655-05-11

Buried

1655-05-11

Oude Kerk, Amsterdam

Occupation

merchant in groceries in Amsterdam

Marriage(s)

Rotterdam 1643-07-19
Anna Van Hoorn

Walich Schellingwou 1613 - 1653

Name

Schellingwou, Walich

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

Amsterdam 1613 - 1613-03-21

Baptized

Date/place of death

Amsterdam 1653 - 1653-07-05

Buried

1653-07-05

Oude Kerk, Amsterdam (Mariakapel)

Occupation

wine merchant in Amsterdam

Marriage(s)

Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam) 1641-01-01
Margarieta Backers (1618-1687)

Jan Brugman 1614 - 1652-09-01

Name

Brugman, Jan

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

Amsterdam 1614 - 1614-07-06

Baptized

Date/place of death

Beverwijk 1652-09-01

Occupation

cloth merchant in Amsterdam

Marriage(s)

Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam) 1637-03-03
Cecilia Boelens (1618-1650)

Claes van Cruijsbergen 1613 - 1663

Name: Cruijsbergen, Claes van
Sex: m
Date/place of birth: Amsterdam 1613 - 1613-02-26
Baptized
Date/place of death: Amsterdam 1663 - 1663-05-16
Buried: 1653-05-16
Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
Occupation: merchant and grocer

Paulus Harmensz. Schoonhoven 1595 - 1679

Name

Schoonhoven, Paulus Harmensz.

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

Goes 1595

Date/place of death

Amsterdam 1679 - 1679-07-12

Buried

1679-07-12

Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam

Occupation

broker 1623 (Dudok van Heel 2009 A, p. 66)

Marriage(s)

Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam) 1623-09-10
Hillegont Coenen

Identification based on: for the identifications see Dudok van Heel 2009 A , p. 46-66

Artistically related to other work Such as a preparatory studie, comparable composition, other version, or copy of the artwork in this record.

used as model for
attributed to Gerrit Lundens, Korporaalschap van kapitein Frans Banning Cocq en luitenant Willem van Ruytenburch
The copy of Lundens reproduces the original painting of Rembrandt for the greater part in its original form, before the latter was cut down in size (Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings 1982-, vol. 3 (1989), no. A 146).
copied in drawing by
Jean Honoré Fragonard, Portret van Frans Banning Cocq uit de Nachtwacht
used as model for
Hippolyte Poterlet, Het korporaalschap van kapitein Frans Banning Cocq en luitenant Willem van Ruytenburch
represented in
John Scarlett Davis, Rembrandts atelier

Collection(s)

Kloveniersdoelen (Amsterdam), Amsterdam
1642 - 1715 1642 is the date on the painting. It was first mentioned in the Kloveniersdoelen in 1653 by Gerrit Schaep in his 'Memorie ende Lijste van de publieke Schilderijen op de 3 Doelens bewaert wordende: soo als Ick die gevonden hebbe, na mijn wederkomste tot Aemsteldam in Februarij 1653' (Strauss/Van der Meulen 1979). In 1715 the painting was tranferred to the Small Council of War Chamber in the Townhall.
City of Amsterdam, Amsterdam , inv./cat.nr SA 7392
1715 - In 1715 the painting was transferred from the Kloveniersdoelen to the Townhall on Dam square.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam , inv./cat.nr SK-C-5
on loan from the city of Amsterdam
1808 -

Exhibitions

De Rembrandt tentoonstelling te Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam , Amsterdam , 1898-09 - 1898-11 , cat. no. 52
Amsterdam in den loop der eeuwen Rijksmuseum Amsterdam , Amsterdam , 1925-07-03 - 1925-09-15 , cat. no. 576

Literature

Lennep 1851 , p. 90-91
Eekhoff 1862 , p. 44-45
Meijer 1886 , p. 198-240
Moes 1897-1905 , p. 301, no. 6655
Hofstede de Groot 1898 , no. 52
Schmidt-Degener 1912 , p. 1-20
Schmidt-Degener 1914 , p. 1-17
Schmidt-Degener 1914 , p. 37-54
Hofstede de Groot 1907-1927 (English edition) , vol. 6 (1916), no. 926
Schmidt-Degener 1916 , p. 61-84
Schmidt-Degener 1916 A , p. 29-56
Schmidt-Degener 1917 , p. 1-32
Schmidt-Degener 1917 A , p. 97-102
Six 1919 , p. 1-20
Martin 1923 A , p. 1-4
Amsterdam 1925 , no. 576
De Haas 1928
Riegl 1931 , p. 192-206
Van Dillen 1934 , p. 97-110
Bredius 1935 , no. 410
Baard 1946 , p. 41, 61-67
Boon 1946 , p. 191-192
Friedländer 1946 , p. 195-197
Martin 1946A , p. 192-195
Koot 1947
Martin 1947
Moes-Veth 1947 , p. 188-193
Van Schendel/Mertens 1947 , p. 1-52
Martin 1949
Hellinga 1955 , p. 170-191
Hellinga 1956
Knuttel 1956 , p. 35, 128, 233, 273
Moes-Veth 1960 , p. 147-155
Rosenberg 1964 , p. 138-143
Bauch 1966 , no. 537
Clark 1966 , p. 70, 85-86, 88, 160, 169, 214
Gerson 1966 , p. 1-3
Kok 1967 , p. 116-121
Livermore 1967 , p. 241, 243
Gerson 1968 , no. 239
Tumpel 1973 , p. 162-175
De Bruyn Kops 1976 , p. 99-119
Hijmans/Kuiper/Vels Heijn 1976
Kuiper/Hesterman 1976 , p. 14-51
Van Thiel 1976 , p. 4-13
Van Thiel et al. 1976 , p. 469-470
Van de Voorde 1976 , p. 52-67
Van de Wetering/Groen/Mosk 1976 , p. 68-98
Reznicek 1977 , p. 99-103
Van de Wetering 1977 , p. 55, 58
Strauss/Van der Meulen 1979 , 1653, no. 10
Haak 1981 , p. 18
Grimm 1982 , p. 246-248
Haverkamp-Begemann 1982
Van Thiel 1982 , p. 72, 75-79, 80, 83
Van de Wetering 1982 , p. 166-167, 171
Linnik 1983 , p. 139-141
Meischke/Reeser/Van Eeghen 1983 , p. 214-215, 259
Van Thiel 1983 , p. 255-266
Boomgaard 1984 , p. 327-350
Schwartz 1984 , p. 209-224, 228, 231
Van Thiel/De Bruijn Kops 1984 , p. 20, 51 note 5, 165
Tümpel 1986 , no. 254, p. 219-225
Dudok van Heel/Schatborn/Ornstein-van Slooten 1987 , p. 48-51
Carasso-Kok et al. 1988 , p. 91, 93, 96-97, 373, 378
Kist 1988 , p. 1-23
Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings 1982-2015 , vol. 3 (1989), no. A 146
Brown/Kelch/ Van Thiel 1991 , p. 32-35
Pächt/Lachnit 1991 , p. 19-30
Van Thiel 1991 , p. 103-112
Slatkes 1992 , no. 197
Van Thiel 1992 , p. 81, no. 52
Bremmer/Roodenburg (red.) 1993 , p. 117
Knevel 1994 , p. 10, 13, 120-122, 135, 137, 313, 317
Taylor 1994 , p. 22-27
Adams 1995 , p. 169-173, 188-190
Brusati 1995 , p. 246-247
Slive 1995 , p. 72-74
Van Os 1996 , p. 309-320
Westermann 1996 , p. 145, 148-149
Van de Wetering 1997 , p. 125, 185-188, 195-201, 245-246
White et al. 1999 , p. 32-33
Kiers et al. 2000 , no. 65
Filedt Kok 2001 , no. 44
Middelkoop et al. 2002 , p. 79-80
Heijbroek 2003 A , p. 275-283
Vels Heijn/Doevendans/Runia 2003 , p. 246-247
Groen 2005 , p. 14
Runia/Suchtelen 2006 , p. 14
Kettering 2006 , p. 20-29
Roscam Abbing 2006A , p. 9-30
Schwartz 2006 , p. 29, 32, 40, 42, 100, 123, 127, 162, 170-175, 185, 189-190, 194, 221, 343
Ekkart/Buvelot/De Winkel 2007 , p. 32-33
Middelkoop/Reichwein/Van Gent 2008 , p. 242
Vergara/Posada/Westermann 2008 , p. 39
Weststeijn 2008 , p. 227
Dudok van Heel 2009 , p. 5-41
Dudok van Heel 2009 A , p. 43-86
Adams 2009 , p. 211-217
Rosen 2009 , p. 32-39
Middelkoop 2013 , p. 13, 69, 73, 81-82, 85, 88, 90, 123, 213, 218-232, 238-266, 361
Büttner 2014 , p. 113
Rutgers/Rijnders 2014 , p. 22-23, 180
Suthor 2014 , p. 44, 49
Hell/Los/Middelkoop 2014 , p. 68-69
Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings 1982-2015 , vol. 6 (2015), no. 190
De Bièvre 2015 , p. 255-259, ill. 176 (color) on p. 254
Müller 2015
Sluijter 2015 , p. 91-93, 95, 114, 328, 346
De Witt/Van Sloten/Van der Veen 2015 , p. 53-54
Van Duijn/Filedt Kok 2016 , p. 117-128
Kok 2016 , p. 77-78, ill. 42 (color)
Rosales Rodriguez 2016 , p. 51
Bergvelt/Jonker 2016 , p. 92, on ill. 1 (John Scarlett Davis; RKD images, no. 287641) and p. 161
van Tussenbroek 2018

M. Jonker and E. Bergvelt, Catalogue of Dulwich Picture Gallery. Dutch, Flemish and German Schools, with addenda to the British School, will be published online as a RKD Studies in 2020 [an enlarged version of Jonker & Bergvelt 2016], under DPG163 (Rembrandt; RKD, no. 40025), Related works, no. 1d

Visual documentation

Location image Location of the image in the visual documentation.

TD/Digital collection (img.nr. 0001526322)
, Original location BD/RKD/0612 - ONS/Portraits: Rembrandt and School (img.nr. 0000003173)
, Original location BD/RKD/0700 - ONS/Dated Works (img.nr. 0000063047)
, Original location BD/RKD/0612 - ONS/Portraits: Rembrandt and School (img.nr. 0000063049)
, Original location BD/RKD/0612 - ONS/Portraits: Rembrandt and School (img.nr. 0000003174)
, Original location BD/RKD/0700 - ONS/Dated Works (img.nr. 0000003186)

Project: Dutch Public Collections Project
The Rembrandt Database
RemBench
Gerson Digital : United Kingdom

119 hits in RKD technical, relating to:

Technical examination type

sample

cross-section 924/7 1 hits
not specified
cross-section RCE1469, 1975-01-15 3 hits
background (lance)
second cross-section no.: 924/31
cross-section RCE1468, 1975-01-15 3 hits
background
second cross-section no.: 924/30
cross-section RCE1470, 1975-01-15 3 hits
not specified (headband girl)
second cross-section no.: 924/32
cross-section RCE1471, 1975-01-15 2 hits
incarnate
second cross-section no.: 924/33
cross-section RCE1472, 1975-01-18 2 hits
not specified (foreground)
second cross-section no.: 924/34
cross-section RCE1473, 1975-01-18 2 hits
textile (sleeve drum player)
second cross-section no.: 924/35
cross-section RCE1474, 1975-01-18 2 hits
textile (sleeve drum player)
second cross-section no.: 924/36
cross-section RCE1475, 1975-01-18 2 hits
textile (shoulder flute player)
second cross-section no.: 924/37
cross-section RCE1476, 1975-01-18 2 hits
incarnate (ear man at the left)
second cross-section no.: 924/40
cross-section RCE1436, 1975-09-16 2 hits
not specified
second cross-section no.: 924/1
cross-section RCE1434, 1975-09-16 2 hits
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second cross-section no.: 924/8
cross-section RCE1433, 1975-09-16 2 hits
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cross-section RCE1432, 1975-09-16 2 hits
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cross-section RCE1431, 1975-09-16 2 hits
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cross-section 924/5, 1975-09-16 2 hits
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cross-section RCE1435, 1975-09-16 1 hits
not specified
second cross-section no.: 924/1
cross-section RCE1453, 1975-09-16 2 hits
not specified
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cross-section RCE1452, 1975-09-16 2 hits
not specified
second cross-section no.: 924/4
cross-section RCE1451, 1975-09-16 2 hits
not specified
second cross-section no.: 924/4
cross-section RCE1450, 1975-09-16 2 hits
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second cross-section no.: 924/4
cross-section RCE1449, 1975-09-16 1 hits
not specified
second cross-section no.: 924/4
cross-section RCE1448, 1975-09-16 2 hits
not specified
second cross-section no.: 924/4
thin (cross-)section RCE1447, 1975-09-16 2 hits
not specified
second cross-section no.: 924/4
cross-section RCE1446, 1975-09-16 2 hits
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cross-section RCE1442, 1975-09-16 2 hits
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cross-section RCE1441, 1975-09-16 1 hits
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second cross-section no.: 924/4
cross-section RCE1440, 1975-09-16 2 hits
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second cross-section no.: 924/4
cross-section RCE1439, 1975-09-16 2 hits
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second cross-section no.: 924/2
cross-section RCE1438, 1975-09-16 2 hits
not specified
second cross-section no.: 924/1
cross-section RCE1437, 1975-09-16 2 hits
not specified
second cross-section no.: 924/1
cross-section RCE1454, 1975-09-16 2 hits
not specified
second cross-section no.: 924/4
cross-section RCE1458, 1975-12 - 1976-01 3 hits
incarnate (proper left hand Kemp)
second cross-section no.: 924/19
sample taken bij Hesterman
cross-section RCE1465, 1975-12 - 1976-01 3 hits
not specified (near shoulder man behind Banningh Cocq)
second cross-section no.: 924/26
sample taken bij Hesterman
cross-section RCE1459, 1975-12 - 1976-01 3 hits
not specified (dog collar)
second cross-section no.: 924/20
sample taken bij Hesterman
cross-section RCE1464, 1975-12 - 1976-01 3 hits
not specified (above head girl)
second cross-section no.: 924/25
sample taken bij Hesterman
cross-section RCE1456, 1975-12 - 1976-01 3 hits
textile (collar Kemp)
second cross-section no.: 924/17
sample taken bij Hesterman
cross-section RCE1457, 1975-12 - 1976-01 3 hits
feathers (feather on hat Van Ruytenburgh)
second cross-section no.: 924/18
sample taken bij Hesterman
cross-section RCE1455, 1975-12 - 1976-01 3 hits
incarnate (chin drum player)
second cross-section no.: 924/16
sample taken bij Hesterman
cross-section RCE1460, 1975-12 - 1976-01 3 hits
not specified (foreground left from Banningh Cocq)
second cross-section no.: 924/21
sample taken bij Hesterman
cross-section RCE1461, 1975-12 - 1976-01 3 hits
not specified (proper right shoulder man behind Van Ruytenburgh)
second cross-section no.: 924/22
sample taken bij Hesterman
cross-section RCE1462, 1975-12 - 1976-01 2 hits
background (shield with names in the background)
second cross-section no.: 924/23
sample taken bij Hesterman
cross-section RCE1463, 1975-12 - 1976-01 3 hits
background (shield with names in the background)
second cross-section no.: 924/24
sample taken bij Hesterman
cross-section RCE1466, 1975-12 - 1976-01 2 hits
textile (dark clothing Kemp)
second cross-section no.: 924/27
sample taken bij Hesterman
cross-section RCE1477, 1976-01-30 2 hits
background
second cross-section no.: 924/41
cross-section RCE1478, 1976-01-30 2 hits
not specified
second cross-section no.: 924/42
cross-section RCE1479, 1976-01-30 2 hits
not specified
second cross-section no.: 924/43
cross-section RCE1480, 1976-01-30 2 hits
incarnate (cheek man at the left)
second cross-section no.: 924/44
cross-section RCE1481, 1976-01-30 2 hits
not specified
second cross-section no.: 924/45
cross-section RCE1482, 1976-01-30 2 hits
not specified (spear above arm pointing man)
second cross-section no.: 924/46
cross-section RCE1483, 1976-01-30 2 hits
textile (seam sleeve girl)
second cross-section no.: 924/47
cross-section 924/48, 1976-01-30 2 hits
textile (pants Van Ruytenburgh)

Research and restoration projects

conservation, 1818 1 hitsinvolved_persons: Nicolaas Hopman
Canvas relined
conservation, 1851 1 hitsCanvas relined
conservation, 1889 1 hitsinvolved_persons: Willem Anthonij Hopman
Varnish regenerated
conservation, 1896 1 hitsinvolved_persons: Willem Anthonij Hopman
conservation, 1906 1 hitsinvolved_persons: Hendrik Heydenrijk
conservation, 1911 1 hitsinvolved_persons: F.C. Hesterman; Johannes Albertus Hesterman (jr.)
Varnish restored
conservation, 1914 1 hitsinvolved_persons: F.C. Hesterman; Johannes Albertus Hesterman (jr.)
Deposits removed
conservation, 1916 1 hitsinvolved_persons: Hendrik Heydenrijk
Varnish restored, rubbed with copaiva balsam and varnish regenerated
conservation, 1921 1 hitsinvolved_persons: P.N. Bakker; W.F.C. Greebe
Parts of varnish removed and varnish regenerated
conservation, 1925 1 hitsinvolved_persons: P.N. Bakker; W.F.C. Greebe
Varnish regenerated, parts of varnish mechanically removed (gepoeierd) and revarnished
conservation, 1932 1 hitsinvolved_persons: Hendricus Hubertus Mertens; Christiaan Hendrik Jenner
Varnish regenerated
conservation, 1934 1 hitsinvolved_persons: Hendricus Hubertus Mertens; Christiaan Hendrik Jenner
New stretcher
conservation, 1945 — 1947 12 hits
involved_persons: Hendricus Hubertus Mertens; Christiaan Hendrik Jenner
In 1945-1947 the painting was relined for the first time since 1851. Part of the old varnish was removed and the painting was revarnished. These procedures were carried out by H. H. Mertens and C. H. Jenner, restorer and reliner of the Rijksmuseum respectively. Literature about the treatment: Van Schendel/Mertens 1947, p. 1-52 and Van Duijn/Filedt Kok 2016, p. 117-128.
conservation, 1975 5 hits
involved_persons: Luitsen Kuiper; Simon Levie
Restoration after the painting was damaged by someone with a knife; literature about the treatment: Kuiper/Hesterman 1976, p. 14-51 and Van Duijn/Filedt Kok 2016, p. 125-128; There is also a television documentary by Gerard van den Berg about the treatment called 'De Nachtwacht onder 't mes' ('The Night Watch under the knife'). This film is accessible via http://www.npo.nl/de-nachtwacht-onder-t-mes/11-09-2014/WO_NCRV_625491.
conservation, 1990 2 hitsTreatment after acid vandalism

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