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

Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands which roughly lasted from 1588, when the Dutch Republic was established, to 1672, when the '' Rampjaar'' occurred. During this period, Dutch trade, scientific development ...

concierge of the Haarlem schutterij.

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. He lived and worked in Haarlem, a city in which the local authority of the day frowned on religious painting in places of worship but citizens liked to decorate thei ...

in '' The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1627''. 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