Portrait of Maritge Claesdr Vooght

Frans Hals (c. 1582–1666), oil on canvas, 1639

Maritge Vooght grew up in a Haarlem family business of brewers. She married Pieter Olycan at the age of 18. Their union allowed him to hold high positions and he became co-heir to the brewery. In addition, they established a brewery of their own, which as was usual then, was registered under Pieter’s name. Their daughter Geertruyt successfully carried on the family business. That they were prosperous is evidenced by Vooght’s expensive clothing and precious church book.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-C-139
Dimensionsheight 126.4 cm x width 93.2 cm, height 148 cm x width 115 cm x thickness 7.5 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek

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Identification

Title(s)
- Portrait of Maritge Claesdr Vooght
- Portrait of Maritge Claesdr Vooght (1577-1644)
- Maritge Claesdr Voogt (1577-1644), Wife of Pieter Jacobsz Olycan, Burgomaster of Haarlem
Former title
Maritge Claesdr Voogt (1577-1644), Wife of Pieter Jacobsz Olycan, Burgomaster of Haarlem
Object type
Object number
SK-C-139
Inscriptions / marks
- coat of arms, upper left (covered with reversible paint): quartered, 1 and 4, three silver ducks with red beaks and feet on a black field; 2 and 3, three black herons with red beaks and feet on a red field
- inscription and date, upper left: ‘ÆTAT: SVA. 62 / ANº 1639’
Description
Maritge Vooght grew up in a Haarlem family business of brewers. She married Pieter Olycan at the age of 18. Their union allowed him to hold high positions and he became co-heir to the brewery. In addition, they established a brewery of their own, which as was usual then, was registered under Pieter’s name. Their daughter Geertruyt successfully carried on the family business. That they were prosperous is evidenced by Vooght’s expensive clothing and precious church book.
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painter: Frans Hals
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1639
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Physcial description
olieverf op doek
Material
Dimensions
- height 126.4 cm x width 93.2 cm
- height 148 cm x width 115 cm x thickness 7.5 cm

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Acquisition and rights

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On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)
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Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
? Commissioned by or for Maritge Claesdr Vooght and her husband Pieter Jacobsz Olycan with pendant, _Portrait of Pieter Jacobsz Olycan_ (fig. 110a); ? probate inventory, their daughter, Geertruijd Olycan (1603-66), Haarlem, 11 November 1666 (`2 conterfeytsels van de Heer Burg. Olijcan en sijn huijs vrouwe van Frans Hals´);{Biesboer 2001, p. 181, no. 11.}...; sale, Jean Bernard (1765-1833), Amsterdam (J. de Vries et al.), 24 November 1834, no. 46 (`Eene zittende oude Vrouw in deftige oud Nederlandsche kleding, houdende een kerkboek in de hand, [...]. Hoog 1 el 2 p. 5 d., breed 9 p. 2 d. [125 x 92 cm] Doek´), fl. 160, to the dealer Jeronimo de Vries; from whom, fl. 180, to Adriaan van der Hoop (1778-1854), Amsterdam, 1834;{Van der Hoop Lijst, no. 127: `Een vrouwenportret door Frans Hals, op dezelfde Veiling [24 November 1834] fl. 180´.} by whom bequeathed to the City of Amsterdam with the rest of his collection, 1854;{Van der Hoop _Taxatie_ 1854: `Eene dame in fluweelen kleeding fl. 80´.} on loan from the City of Amsterdam to the museum since 30 June 1885{For the reconstruction of the provenance see Pollmer 2004, p. 151, no. 66.}