Adriaen Jacobs Matham (1590 - 1660)

Born 1590 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Died 23 Nov 1660 at about age 70 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

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Biography

Adriaen Matham (1590-1660) son of Jacob Matham was a Dutch Golden Age painter, engraver and art dealer, member of the Haarlemse schutterij ^[1]

On the 1st September 1640 the ship “Gelderlandt” sailed from Texel, Holland, on a diplomatic mission to Morocco. On board were the Dutch Ambassador Anthonie de Liedekerke, Lijsbeth Jans with her brother-in-law Jacob Arissen, and the painter Adriaen Matham. Jan Jansz's daughter Lijsbeth had travelled with the select group on the ship the Gelderlandt as an extra passenger, invited by her father to join him, whereof she was informed by special messenger from Saffia. Knowing of the dangers of travelling inland, particularly for females, it was agreed that her brother-in-law, would go to Muladie with the six or eight Moors whom his father-in-law had selected from his servants and sent from Muladie to Saffia as a convoy to escort them there. This was done at the 29 December and he met his father in law ' governor ' Jan Janz. in his heavily fortified castle. Jan was waiting for him in a big hall , sitting on a carpet with silk pillows and surrounded by servants , together they went to the ship (30 December) where in the ambassadors cabin Liesbeth was waiting, father and daughter both were in tears when they after so many years were reunited : “Hij sadt heerlyck in de bark op een tapijt, ende satyne kussens, sijn dienaers rontsom hem. Is voorts bij den Heer Ambassadeur inde cajuijt gelaijt, alwaer syn dochter was, de welcke haer vader ende hij sijn dochter siende, geraeckte baijde aan het schreijen.” ^[2][3][4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikidata Adriaen Matham
2. ↑ Source: translated parts from Muslim Pirate terrorized the Icelanders
3. ↑ Source: Parts translated and quotes from : Nederlanders onder de Barbarijs/ Turkse Zeerovers by Arne Zuidhoek Barbarijs stories
4. ↑ Source: Journal of Adriaen Matham 1640-1642 translated by Cor Snabel and Elizabeth A. Johnson (English) Journal of the Journey to Marocco with daughter Liesbeth with ship de Gelderlandt 17th Century Hollanders
5. ↑ Voyage d'Adrien Matham au Maroc (1640-1641) by Adriaen Matham, Journal de voyage publie pur la premiere fois avec notice biographique de l'auteur introduction et notes Ferdinand de Hellwald. de la Bibliothèque inip. de la Cour à Vienne. Publication date 1866 PublisherLa Haye, M. Nijhoff Collectiongetty; americana Digitizing sponsor Getty Research Institutepage 50-53 page 82

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