The innkeeper of the Amsterdam cloth makers' guild, known as De Staalmeesters ^Sale

Rembrandt van Rijn (1662)

The Steel Masters: the college of steel masters (innkeepers) of the Amsterdam cloth makers' guild, gathered around a table on which lies a Persian cloth, on the table the open sample book. The following are depicted (from left to right): Jacob van Loon (1595-1674), Volckert Jansz (1605/10-81), Willem van Doeyenburg (ca. 1616-87), the servant Frans Hendricksz Bel (1629-1701), Aernout van der Mye (ca. 1625-81) and Jochem de Neve (1629-81). To the right above the fireplace is a painting with a burning beacon.