Portrait of Gerard Pietersz Hulft (1621-1656), First Councilor and Director-General of the Dutch East India Company
Painter: Govert Flinck
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Medium: oil on canvas
Description: Portrait of Gerard Pietersz Hulft, first council and director general of the VOC. Oval portrait among a still life of books, paperbacks, compass, compasses, measuring instruments for seafaring, inkstand, hourglass, drawing of a caterpillar and butterfly, globe, a sword or dagger. Above, two angels holding an anchor with a white dove above.
