Portrait of Adriaen Besemer, der Werff, Between 1690 and 1722

Portrait of adriaen besemer (1584-1659), elected in 1642 as director of the rotterdam chamber of the dutch east india company. After an unknown original. Bust, facing right, in an oval. Part of the rotterdam voc series, a series of portraits of directors of the rotterdam chamber of the dutch east india company executed for the nieuw oost-indisch huis, built in 1698, on boompjes in rotterdam. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: Between 1690 and 1722. Place of creation: Rotterdam. Dimensions: height: 82 cm (32.2 in); width: 68 cm (26.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Adriaen Besemer. Collection: Museum Rotterdam. Series Title: Series of portraits of directors of the the Dutch East India Company, Rotterdam Chamber, painted for the Nieuw Oost-Indisch Huis (1698) at the 'Boompjes' Rotterdam. Adriaen Besemer