This fall, the Fries Museum will present an exhibition on Frisian artist Wybrand de Geest (1592-1663/65). Wybrand de Geest is considered Friesland’s most important 17th-century portrait painter. Among others, he painted life-size portraits of Stadholder Ernst Casimir, Count of Nassau-Dietz, and his wife Sophia Hedwig, ancestors of King Willem-Alexander.
Ahead of the exhibition, the museum is hoping to receive missing drawings from the Frisian artist’s friendship book [link: https://www.friesmuseum.nl/over-het-museum/nieuws/2023/gezocht-tekeningen-uit-album-wybrand-de-geest]. During his painting tour of Europe, the young Wybrand collected texts and illustrations from acquaintances in his album amicorum. However, the album is missing 22 drawings, which have either been torn or cut out. If you can help us trace any of these, please contact our curator Marlies Stoter at m.stoter@friesmuseum.nl.
