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The sitter was Burgomaster of Groenlo in 1761 and became Burgomaster of Zutphen in 1779. He was a member of the Admiraliteit of Amsterdam in 1769
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Circle of Jan Palthe (1719-1769)
Portrait of Frederik Benjamin Baron van der Capellen, Heer van Rijsfelt en de Grimberg (1739-1806), half length, wearing a green embroidered velvet coat, a breastplate, cuffs and a wig
with inscription identifying the sitter on the reverse of the relined canvas, oil on canvas
80.8 x 64.5 cm
Portrait of Frederik Benjamin Baron van der Capellen, Heer van Rijsfelt en de Grimberg (1739-1806), half length, wearing a green embroidered velvet coat, a breastplate, cuffs and a wig
with inscription identifying the sitter on the reverse of the relined canvas, oil on canvas
80.8 x 64.5 cm