Portrait of Michiel de Wael. Michiel de Wael, was a Dutch brewer and citizen of Haarlem, best known today for his portraits painted by Frans Hals.
His grandfather, also a brewer, was one of the first Calvinists in the city and was involved in the Siege of Haarlem. Michiel was the son of the wealthy Haarlem brewer and burgomaster Jan Michielsz de Wael and Cornelia Anthonisdr Juyst.
In 1582 his father Jan de Wael had married Cornelia Anthonisdr Juyst in Delft, aka Neeltje Thonis, from Brouwershaven. In 1588 his father moved from Amsterdam to Haarlem, where he was appointed in the vroedschap.
In 1597 Jan M. de Wael was one of the burgomasters of Haarlem. After having been an arbiter he became involved as an investor in the development of the new Amsterdam city quarter, known as the Lastage.
In 1605 his father remarried and Aechte Adriaensdr Van Hoorn became his stepmother. Michiel had an elder brother Jan, a magistrate and burgomaster of Haarlem, involved in the tulip mania and in 1650 locked up in Loevestein; a brother Anthony, lawyer in Monnikendam and a sister Geertruyd, founder of Hofje van Guurtje de Waal. Together with his elder brother, De Wael owned the breweries De Son and t Roode Hart. Michiel served as commissioner in the local court of justice, and served in the St. George civic militia. Hals painted De Wael twice during his career with the civic guard company in Haarlem, as captain in The Banquet
His grandfather, also a brewer, was one of the first Calvinists in the city and was involved in the Siege of Haarlem. Michiel was the son of the wealthy Haarlem brewer and burgomaster Jan Michielsz de Wael and Cornelia Anthonisdr Juyst.
In 1582 his father Jan de Wael had married Cornelia Anthonisdr Juyst in Delft, aka Neeltje Thonis, from Brouwershaven. In 1588 his father moved from Amsterdam to Haarlem, where he was appointed in the vroedschap.
In 1597 Jan M. de Wael was one of the burgomasters of Haarlem. After having been an arbiter he became involved as an investor in the development of the new Amsterdam city quarter, known as the Lastage.
In 1605 his father remarried and Aechte Adriaensdr Van Hoorn became his stepmother. Michiel had an elder brother Jan, a magistrate and burgomaster of Haarlem, involved in the tulip mania and in 1650 locked up in Loevestein; a brother Anthony, lawyer in Monnikendam and a sister Geertruyd, founder of Hofje van Guurtje de Waal. Together with his elder brother, De Wael owned the breweries De Son and t Roode Hart. Michiel served as commissioner in the local court of justice, and served in the St. George civic militia. Hals painted De Wael twice during his career with the civic guard company in Haarlem, as captain in The Banquet
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