Paulus van Beresteyn

Paulus van Beresteyn (1582 – 1666), was a Dutch lawyer in Haarlem, known best today for his portrait painted by Frans Hals in 1619.

Biography

He was a lawyer in Haarlem who lived first on the Wijngaardstraat, and later on the Zijlstraat. He rented the house on the Wijngaardstraat from the heirs of Arnout van Beresteyn (1556-1612), a family relation.

Catharina Both van der Eem, who was his third wife, had her portrait made to match his marriage portrait, when they married in Leiden op 12 December 1619.^[2] Because later historians have attributed Catharina's pendant to Pieter Soutman, it is unclear whether this portrait was first prepared by Hals, whose portrait of Paulus matches the pendant in many respects. Catharina also features in the Beresteyn family portrait, which includes their daughter Emerantia and son Claes

.

All of these portraits hung in the

Hofje van Beresteyn

thanks to their son Claes who founded it.

The Beresteyn family in 1635, now attributed to Pieter Soutman
Beresteyn's third wife Catharina Both van der Eem, variously attributed to Hals and Soutman
Beresteyn's daughter Emerantia in 1634, now attributed to Soutman

References

G.H. Kurtz
, pp. 34-60, Haerlem : jaarboek 1964, ISSN 0927-0728

ISBN 90-6097-027-6

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[1] G.H. Kurtz
, pp. 34-60, Haerlem : jaarboek 1964, ISSN 0927-0728

[2] ISBN 90-6097-027-6

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