| Commentary | On Jan or Johannes van der Rosieren (alias Jan Rogier and Rogieren), see Montias, Vermeer and His Milieu; a Web of Social History, ch.5. Johannes van der Rosieren, from Brugge, attempted to recruit Balthasar Claesz. Gerrits, the grandfather of Johannes Vermeer, in a company or association to make steel from iron, which was created on 7 and 16 May 1627 (docs. no. 114 and 115 of Montias, op.cit.) This steel venture came up in Amsterdam in a document of 13 September 1627. On that date Hans Boer and Willem van Castricum were insinuated regarding the participation of Willem (Guillaem) Provoost, a cloth merchant, in the steel-making venture. Hans Boer answered that he didn't know either Guilliam Provoost or Laurens van Otteren. Van Castricum didn't know what this was about (NA 857, film 576, Not. Roodenburg). It is not clear whether Guilliaem Provoost, cited above, was the second or third of that name (see the NOTES to R 28860 of Montias2). Jan van der Rosieren's wife, named Geertruijd, was the sister of his partner Laurens van Otteren. When he married Geertruijd van Otteren, he was the widower of Aaltje Jans. On 10 and 11 September 1634, Johannes van der Rosieren, 52, Anthonis Andriesz. Coninck, 48 (the brother-in-law of Cornelia Venators of INVNO 203), and Thomas Jacobsz. Sargent, 48, all bookkeepers, testified at the request of Guilliaem van der Hulst (the son-in-law of Hans Martensz. den Otter of R 28860 of Montias2) and of Daniel Martens (Van der Hulst's brother-in-law), spices merchants op 't Water, that they had worked in the house of Guilliaem van der Helst, of which 3/8 was owned by Hans Martens. They had found errors in the accounts (NA 694B, film 4980, Not. J. Warnaerts). In an Orphan Chamber sale organized by Johannes van der Rosieren, dated 18 September 1635, Jan van Ommen bought a silver platter for f. 38:18:-- (WK 5073/961). On 25 August 1637, Laurens van Otteren, sworn broker, 31 years old, declared at the request of Alexander Motta that he had heard Jacques (de) Poers (of INVNO 357) mention a shipment of kegs of beers that he had ordered to make ready to send to Brasil in association with the requirant (Motta) (NA 844, film 570). On 28 March 1636, Sr. Jacques Casteleijn, 37, and Pieter van Kruyskerken, 21, merchants, testified at the request of Laurens van Otteren, likewise merchant, concerning an assignatie (order for payment) issued by Otto van Halmael (cited in the NOTES to R 29018) (NA 412A, Not. Jacob and Nicolaes Jacobsz.) On 3 November 1642, Johannes (Miense) Molenaer notified Laurens van Otteren that he demanded prompt payment in money and cloth (for money that Van Otteren owed him, perhaps for paintings). In case, he was not paid, Molenaer threatened to sue (A. Bredius, Het verblijf van Jan Miense Molenaer te Amsterdam in Obreen's Archief voor Nederlandsche kunstgeschiedenis 7(1888-1890), pp. 292-3). On 4 March 1650, Laurens van Otteren went to the house of Johannes de Rosiere at the request of Matheus de Thieu (?) on an errand connected with Hendrick van Otteren de Jonge (NA 1818, film 2083, Not. Eggericx). On 6 March 1654, an inventory was taken of eenighe papieren achtergelaten by sal. Johannes van der Rogiere (NA 1709, fol. 6, Not. van der Ven). It cited an obligation passed by Johannes Rubsam (of R 32475 of Montias2) in favor of Van der Rosieren for the sum of 100 f., another passed by Hendrick van Otteren de jonghe for 26 f., one passed by Nicolaes de Breij for 25 f., one passed by Isack de Minne, surgeon, for 37 f.. one passed by Pieter Seijs for 625 f. and one passed by Jan Stachouwer for 800 f. This inventory was drawn up in the house of Geertruyd van Otteren, widow of the late van der Rosieren and under the supervision of Dirck Grijp, notary, Albert Bruijnsz. and Pieter van Otteren. A portrait of Johannes van der Rosieren, from Brugge, dated 15 October 1644, painted by Pieter Potter and engraved by Pieter Nolpe, exists (Oud Holland 15(1897), p.95). |
