The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Banck, Adriaen		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	1119
Call Number	2424, film 2557, fol. 28 and foll.
Date	1660/08/31
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Type	Notarial
Purpose	sale transaction
Family Name	Banck
Owner Name	Banck, Adriaen
Owner Notes	goods sold to his brother-in-law Adriaen Maen
Occupation	Merchant (largescale) |a Other (Banck)
Residence	Amsterdam
Introduction	Op huijden den xxxi augustus xvi ende sestich compareerde voor mij Mr. Pieter van Toll notaris d'E. Adriaen Banck, coopman alhier, ter eenre, ende d'E. Adriaen Maen, coopman te Schiedam, ter andere zyde, bekenende hij Banck vercoft ende in handen van den voornoemt Maen overgegeven te hebben... schilderijen, huijsraet ende anders alles ten prijs de selfde hyer onder gespecificeert staen, van welcken coopmanschappen hy vercoper verclaerde wt handen van den cooper te vollen vernoegt ende voldaen te sijn.
Commentary	Adriaen Banck began his business career by working as the servant (dienaer) of Hans Vrancx (of R 20713) who, on 24 April 1638, ordered him to appear before the directors of the V.O.C. in the chamber of Amsterdam to transfer to Pieter and Jacob Valck, merchants, an action with the face value of 500 pounds Vlaems (NA 1556, fol. 69, Not. Cappoen). On 12 November 1638, Vrancx had him transfer a sum of 500 pounds Vlaems capital to Jan van Bassen. The latter cannot of course be identical with the art dealer and painter Jan van Basse I of INVNO 832 who had died in 1637, nor with his son Jan van Basse II who died before January 1637. Adriaen Banck bought a painting of Susanna from Rembrandt about 1647. He was the executor of the testament of Eva Ruwardus, the widow of the predicant Eleaser Swalmius. He was married to Swalmius's daughter Hilletje. He was a dealer in canvas (canvashandelaer). On 16 October 1661, Francois Beaumont was said to owe the boedel of Adriaen Banck 10,550 f. as part (in mindering) from the promised purchase price on a house on the Heeregracht on the West side (DBK 5072/514(old)). On Eva Ruwardus and Eleaser Swalmius, see the TEXT of INVNO 352 (R 269). Adriaen Maen was his brother-in-law.
Notary	Pieter van Toll
Art Value	3889 |d 10 st.
Book Value	2350 f.
# of Items	39
Montias1 #	752