The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Elst, Jan van der		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	245
Archive	Gemeentearchief Amsterdam
Call Number	NA 1004 film 1233
Date	1641/09/?
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Purpose	Inventory of insolvent individual drawn up at request of custodians of his estate on behalf of creditors
Family Name	Elst
Owner Name	Elst, Jan van der
Owner Notes	and his wife Lysbeth Jans
Life Dates	1591 |d ? |n Elst; 1600 |d ? |n Lysbeth Jans
Marriage Date	1621/05/21
Type of Ceremony	K
Residence	Amsterdam
Religion	Reformed
Introduction	Inventaris van de goederen bevonden ten huyse ... van Jan van der Elst gefailleerde, gemaeckt opt versoeck van Sr. Jan van der Berch, Cornelis van Put ende Gerrit van der Lynden als by de gerecht van dese stede gestelde curateurs van den boedel van de gemelte van der Elst. Postscript: Aldus gedaen binnen Amsterdam ter presentie van Johan van den Berch den [...] septembris 1641. Second postscript: Compareerde voor ons notaris Lysbeth Jans huysvrouw van Jan van der Elst ende verclaerde dat zij int inventaris ... alles aengegeven heeft. A supplementary list of Van der Elst's debts was added on 20 February 1642.
Commentary	The inventory was partially damaged by fire. Among the books: Cathechismus Ursini,psalm boeck, Historie Sleydani. On 21 May 1621, Hans van der Elst de jonge, from Rotterdam, 30, was betrothed to Lysbeth Jans, 21 (DTB 426/87). It is possible but by no means certain that Hans van der Elst is the same individual as the Jan van der Elst portrayed by Jacob Backer in 1642 in the Korporalschap van kapitein Cornelis de Graeff en luitenant Hendrick Lawrensz. in Amsterdam's Historisch Museum (See Blankert, Amsterdams Historisch Museum, Schilderijen daterend voor 1800, Amsterdam, 1975/1979, 18 g.) Cornelis van Put, one of the three court-appointed curators of the estate, may be identical with Cornelis van der Putte of R 26504 or with his son Cornelis Cornelisz. (cited in the NOTES to R 26504).
Notary	Gerrit Coren
# of Items	50
Montias1 #	163