REMBRANDT, THE NIGHT WATCH Captain d’Armes Jan Adriaensen Keijser BU Proof Medal 40mm 28g Silver Plated Bronze In Capsule. B4

The Night Watch is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn. It is in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum but is prominently displayed in the Rijksmuseum as the best-known painting in its collection.
The painting depicts the company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq and his lieutenant, Willem van Ruytenburgh, surrounded by sixteen of their men. The other people who appear in the painting were added by Rembrandt with an eye to enhancing the composition.
There are no official sources to verify that, in 1642, Jan Adriaensen Keijser would have been captain of arms within the company. And yet he is included in the Nightwatch, holding a typical two-handed sword that rests on the ground. It is highly unlikely that a person would have been portrayed in a position he doesn’t actually hold, so we can safely assume that the Nightwatch is the only real evidence confirming his rank. His was an important position, being responsible for maintaining and storing the militia’s weaponry.

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