Andries Bicker
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Andries Bicker was a prominent burgomaster of Amsterdam, politician and diplomat in the Dutch Republic. He belonged to the Bicker family, who, together with the related De Graeff family, ruled the cit
Portrait by Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1642
View on the old town hall in Amsterdam, 1640. The mayors seated in the tower.
Naamlijst hoofdingelanden 1634–1891 in raadszaal 's-Graveland
In 1647, he inherited from his brother Jacob Engelenburg castle near Herwijnen.
Cornelis Bicker
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Cornelis Bicker van Swieten, heer van Swieten, was an Amsterdam regent of the Dutch Republic during the Golden Age. He traded in sugar, was a governor of the Dutch West India Company and director of t
Andries Bicker
…one of the strongest political adversaries of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and controlled Dutch foreign policy. He, together with his brother Cornelis Bicker and cousin Cornelis de Graeff, portrayed as Bicker-De Graeff clan, was one of the main initiators of Peace of Münster effectively bringing an end to…
Portrait by Govaert Flinck, 1654
Officieren en andere schutters van wijk XIX in Amsterdam onder leiding van kapitein Cornelis Bicker en luitenant Frederick van Banchem, gereed voor de ontvangst van Maria de’ Medici, Rijksmuseum SK-C-393
This painting possibly shows princely troops along the Amstel river near Welna estate during William II's attack on Amsterdam.
David Bailly's portrait of Aertge Witsen.