Group Portrait of an Unidentified Board of Governors, Thomas de Keyser, ca. 1625 - ca. 1630

Identification title(s): group portrait of an unknown college. Object type: painting object number: sk-a-4236. Description: group portrait of an unknown college. Men sit in chairs on the left and right. The man on the left holds a booklet (or box) in his left hand. The person on the right has a number of coins in his right hand. Standing between them is a third man (a messenger?) who hands over a sealed document. On a table in the center is a scale, the scales of which are carried by a dragon. Manufacture. Manufacturer: painter: thomas de keyser. Place of manufacture: northern netherlands. Dating: ca. 1625 - ca. 1630. Physical characteristics: oil on canvas. Material: canvas oil paint. Dimensions: carrier: h 126 cm. × w 105. 8 cm. Frame: h 149 cm. × w 128. 2 cm. Daylight size: h 125 cm. × w 104. 2 cm. Subject: what: anonymous historical persons depicted in a group, in a group-portrait. Credit line: purchase with the support of the rembrandt association and the foundation for the promotion of the interests of the rijksmuseum. Acquisition: purchase 1973. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: ca. 1625 - ca. 1630. Dimensions: height: 126 cm (49.6 in) ; width: 105.8 cm (41.6 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Groepsportret van een onbekend college, SK-A-4236