Vechter Jansz van Teffelen

Vechter Jansz. van Teffelen (1563 – 1619), was a Dutch Golden Age malt maker and mayor of Haarlem.

Vechter Jansz. van Teffelen, detail of Hals's banquet of 1616

Biography

He was the son of Jan Thaemsz. and Aleyd Vechters. He married Anneke Claesdr. of Assendelft in 1601. He became a judge, magistrate and mayor of Haarlem.[1] He was lieutenant of the St. George militia from 1606-1609, and captain 1612-1615. He was portrayed by Frans Hals in The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616.

He died in Haarlem.

References
  1. Vechter Jansz. van Teffelen in record for this painting in the RKD
  • Vechter Jansz. van Teffelen in De Haarlemse Schuttersstukken, by Jhr. Mr. C.C. van Valkenburg, pp. 66, Haerlem : jaarboek 1958, ISSN 0927-0728, on the website of the North Holland Archives



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