. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. he magistracy of Leeu-warden either as dchevin orburgomaster from 1584 to1597. He was a distin-guished jurisconsult, and sowell reported of among hisfellow-citizens that severalpolitical missions had beenentrusted to him. One ofthese took hini to Delftin 1584, to communicatewith William of Orange,and when a guest at thePrinces table he was almost a witness of his assassination, ofwhich he wrote an account to his employers. Rombertus diedhimself not long after his wife, in 1624. By this time most ofhis nine children were settled in life. Two of hi
. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. he magistracy of Leeu-warden either as dchevin orburgomaster from 1584 to1597. He was a distin-guished jurisconsult, and sowell reported of among hisfellow-citizens that severalpolitical missions had beenentrusted to him. One ofthese took hini to Delftin 1584, to communicatewith William of Orange,and when a guest at thePrinces table he was almost a witness of his assassination, ofwhich he wrote an account to his employers. Rombertus diedhimself not long after his wife, in 1624. By this time most ofhis nine children were settled in life. Two of his sons followedtheir fathers profession; the third was a soldier. His daughters,with the exception of Saskia, were all married : Antje, to one , a professor of theology at Franeker, and an ardentCalvinist; Hiskia, to Gerrit van Loo, secretary of the commune of ^ For the details relating to Saskias family we are indebted to Mr. W. Eckhoff, anarchivist of Leeuwarden, who published them in a pamphlet called La Femme deRembra vdt. PORTRAIT OF SASKIA. 1632 (M. Haro).
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