Arent Jacobsz. Koets (c.1600 – 1 March 1635), was a

Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, "Disaster Year"), in which Dutch trade, science, and Dutch art, ...

concierge of the

Haarlem schutterij The Haarlem schutterij refers to a collective name for the voluntary civic guard of Haarlem, from medieval times up to the Batavian Revolution in 1794, when the guilds of Haarlem were disbanded. History During the Hook and Cod wars in 1402, Ha ...

Biography

He was a member of the St. James guild (St. Jacobsgilde), and married Guertje Henricksdr., the daughter of Henrick Lamberts and Meyntgen Thijmens.Arent Jacobsz. Koets
in record for this painting in the

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He was portrayed by

Frans Hals Frans Hals the Elder (, , ; – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, chiefly of individual and group portraits and of genre works, who lived and worked in Haarlem. Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group ...

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The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1627 ''The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1627'' refers to a schutterstuk painted by Frans Hals for the St. George (or St. Joris) civic guard of Haarlem, and today is considered one of the main attractions of the Frans ...

''. On 1 March 1635 he was buried in Haarlem.

References

Arent Jacobsz. Koets
in ''De Haarlemse Schuttersstukken'', by Jhr. Mr. C.C. van Valkenburg, pp. 50–51, Haerlem : jaarboek 1961, ISSN 0927-0728, on the website of the North Holland Archives 1600s births 1635 deaths Frans Hals People from Haarlem {{Netherlands-bio-stub