Gerard Pietersz Hulft (1621-56); First Councilor and Director-General of the Dutch East India Company; Portrait of Gerard Pietersz Hulft; First Council and Director General of the VOC. Oval portrait between a still life of books; papers; compass; measuring instruments for sea shipping; ink set; hourglass; drawing of a caterpillar and butterfly; globe; a sword or dagger. At the top two angels holding an anchor with a white dove above; historical persons; quadrant; sextant; octant (nautical instruments); printed matter; merchant shipping; shipping trade; Sri Lanka; Dutch East India Company; Gerard Pietersz Hulft; Govert Flinck (mentioned on object); 1654; canvas; oil paint (paint); h 130 cm x w 103 cm d 8 cm