Officers and other civic guardsmen of the IIIrd District of Amsterdam, under the command of Captain Allaert Cloeck and Lieutenant Lucas Jacobsz Rotgans 1596 - 1667

This drawing by Dutch Golden Age artist Thomas de Keyser depicts a group of officers and civic guardsmen from the IIIrd District of Amsterdam. The detailed yet loose, gestural lines capture the figures in their distinctive 17th-century attire. The work likely served as a preparatory study for a larger painting, highlighting de Keyser's skill in capturing the individual personalities of his subjects within a group portrait. The drawing's focus on the militia's leadership reflects the importance of civic duty and defense in Dutch society during this period. It is now housed in the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen.