Pieter Adriaensz Verbeek
Pieter Adriaensz. Verbeek (1575 – 1637), was a Dutch Golden Age mayor of Haarlem.
Pieter Adriaensz. Verbeek, detail of Hals's banquet of 1616
Biography
He was the son of Adriaen Verbeek, a Haarlem toll collector, and Hendrikje van Teylingen. He married Anna van Duuren in 1599 and became a judge, magistrate, tax receiver and mayor of Haarlem.[1] He became a member of the St. James guild (St. Jacobsgilde) and lieutenant of the St. George militia in Haarlem from 1612-1615, captain from 1618-1621, and provoost from 1621-1637. He was portrayed by Frans Hals in The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616.
He died in Haarlem.[1]
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References
- Pieter Adriaensz. Verbeek in record for this painting in the RKD
- Pieter Adriaensz. Verbeek in De Haarlemse Schuttersstukken, by Jhr. Mr. C.C. van Valkenburg, pp. 67, Haerlem : jaarboek 1958, ISSN 0927-0728, on the website of the North Holland Archives
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