# Captain Bicker's Company Waiting to Welcome Marie de Medicis in September 1638

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SANDRART, Joachim von](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sandrart-joachim-von-r938c21afd5c0e4>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 343 x 258 cm

## Commentary

This painting commemorates Marie de Medicis&#39; visit to Amsterdam in 1638. Nineteen militiamen await the arrival of the Dowager Queen of France. The reception took place in the Great Hall at the militia&#39;s headquarters. After Marie&#39;s visit the militia decided to decorate the hall with portraits of militiamen, of which this is one.

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## Attribution

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