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to eat, drink and smoke. In 1650 the city gave permission for houses to be built on the former shooting ranges of the Voet- and
Handboogdoelen. For these houses, two new streets were constructed: the Voetboogstraat and Handboogstraat.
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Members of the civic guard, drawn from the well-to-do of
Amsterdam, frequently commissioned group portraits of themselves, which were hung in the
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743:"Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael, Known as ‘The Meagre Company’, Frans Hals, 1637", Rijksmuseum
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767:"Banquet at the Crossbowmen’s Guild in Celebration of the Treaty of Münster, Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1648", Rijksmuseum
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Banquets were held in the
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655:"Heiligeweg 32", Amsterdam Archeologische Rapporten, Gemeente Amsterdam Bureau Monumenten & Archeologie, 2013
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Civic guardsmen from the squad of captain
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canal can be seen through the window, including a building at Singel 460 designed and built by
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Banquet of civic guardsmen from the company of captain Jacob Backer and lieutenant Jacob Rogh
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assumed a primarily social function. The wealthiest and most powerful citizens of
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from its founding in 1683 until the company was nationalized in 1795. During the
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was commissioned in 1633 to paint a group portrait for the
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Ger van Dijk, "De verdwenen Sint
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Banquet at the
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Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael
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canal respectively. Of the three, only the Handboogdoelen survives.
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canals respectively. The Voetboogdoelen civic guard was armed with
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The Company of Captain Dirck Jacobsz Rosecrans and Lieutenant Pauw
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The Company of Captain Dirck Jacobsz Rosecrans and Lieutenant Pauw
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was contracted to complete it. Now on display in the Rijksmuseum,
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to defend the city against attack. Around 1580, at the behest of
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which ultimately led to a full-blown war of independence, the
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painted a group portrait for the Voetboogdoelen, known as the
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was built on the spot. The building, designed by architect
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