The Married Couple Abraham Casteleyn and Margarieta van Bancken

Jan de Bray (mentioned on object), 1663

The married couple Margarieta van Bancken and Abraham Casteleyn, founder of the Haerlemse Courant (Haarlem Newspaper), operated In de Blije Druck, the city’s printing shop. The books, atlas, and globe refer to their profession and knowledge. After Abraham’s death, Margarieta continued the printing house, taking on the administrative and financial responsibilities. The bust in the background represents the Haarlem townsman L.J. Coster, long credited with having invented book printing.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3280
  • Dimensionsheight 83 cm x width 106.5 cm, depth 7 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The Haarlem Printer Abraham Casteleyn and his Wife Margarieta van Bancken (former title)
    • The Married Couple Abraham Casteleyn and Margarieta van Bancken

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3280

  • Description

    Het echtpaar Margarieta van Bancken en Abraham Casteleyn, oprichter van de Haerlemse Courant, bestierde de stadsdrukkerij In de Blije Druck. De boeken, atlas en wereldbol verwijzen naar hun beroep en kennis. Na Abrahams overlijden zette Margarieta de drukkerij voort en nam ze de bestuurlijke en financiële taken over. Het borstbeeld op de achtergrond toont de Haarlemmer L.J. Coster, die lang werd beschouwd als de uitvinder van de boekdrukkunst.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘JDBray. 1663.’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Jan de Bray (mentioned on object)

  • Dating

    1663

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 83 cm x width 106.5 cm
    • depth 7 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1650 - 1681

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    F.E. Blaauw Bequest, 's-Graveland

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1939-05

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.; collection widow Francisca Ernestina Blaauw, née Berg (1834-1903), ‘s Gravenhage, 1894;{Utrecht 1894, p. 102, no. 270} her son, Frans Ernst Blaauw (1860-1936), ‘Gooilust’, ‘s Graveland, 1920;{Note RKD.} by whom bequeathed to the museum, 1939

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

  • Documentatiemap: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

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