Cornelis de Graeff II.
Landlord, Politician
1671 – 1719
Who was Cornelis de Graeff II.?
Cornelis de Graeff was a member of the family De Graeff, a prominent regent family from the Dutch Golden Age.
His parents were Pieter de Graeff and Jacoba Bicker, his younger brother was Johan de Graeff, the Lord of the semisouverain Lordship Zuid-Polsbroek. Cornelis never married.
Cornelis de Graeff was a Canon of St. Pieter at Utrecht. Most of the time he resided at his castle Ilpenstein. He also owned Bronstee, a country estate near Heemstede. At Ilpenstein castle De Graeff had a famous art collection, including Rembrandts Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph and the Portrait of Andries de Graeff. The two famous paintings, both by Rembrandt, can be seen today at Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel. De Graeff also owned Frans Halsens painting Catharina Hooft with her Nurse.
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- Born
- Aug 23, 1671
Amsterdam - Parents
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Profession
- Lived in
- Amsterdam
- Ilpenstein
- Died
- Jul 27, 1719
Ilpendam
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on July 23, 2013
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