Portrait of Andries Bicker

Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1642

Andries Bicker, a merchant in Russia and dealer in spices, wielded enormous administrative power. He was elected mayor of Amsterdam ten times, represented the city in the States-General, and served as ambassador to the Scandinavian nations, Poland and the Duchy of Brandenburg. When he sat to the celebrated Amsterdam portraitist Van der Helst, the Bickers were the most powerful family in the city.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-146
  • Dimensionsheight 93.5 cm x width 70.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Andries Bicker (1586-1652). Trader with Russia and Burgomaster of Amsterdam
    • Portrait of Andries Bicker

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-146

  • Description

    Portret van Andries Bicker, koopman op Rusland en burgemeester van Amsterdam. Ten halven lijve, staand, de rechterhand in de zij, in de linkerhand een boekje. Pendant van het portret van zijn echtgenote Trijntje Jans Tengnagel te Dresden.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘Aetas 56’
    • signature and date: ‘B. vander helst 1642.’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Bartholomeus van der Helst

  • Dating

    1642

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    height 93.5 cm x width 70.5 cm

Explanatory note

  • Het pendant 'Trijn Jansdr. Tengnagel (1595-1652)' is aanwezig in de collectie van het Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, inv.nr. 1595.

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  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1600 - 1652

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

  • Judith van Gent, 'Een 'vleyend penceel' : Bertholomeus van der Helst : begaafd schilder van de Amsterdamse elite', Ons Amsterdam 63 (2011) nr. 10, p. 408.

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