De regenten van het Nieuwezijds Huiszittenhuis

The poor of Amsterdam, who could not find shelter in a Christian or Jewish home for the poor, could have a place in a city-run alsmhouse. The governing body of such a house was formed by the directors, and the day-to-day running was organised by house fathers or matrons. The names of the directors in this painting can be read on the list on the back wall: B. de Bosch, J.H. Bus, A.T. Baart and P.J. Jolle.

De regenten van het Nieuwezijds Huiszittenhuis

The poor of Amsterdam, who could not find shelter in a Christian or Jewish home for the poor, could have a place in a city-run alsmhouse. The governing body of such a house was formed by the directors, and the day-to-day running was organised by house fathers or matrons. The names of the directors in this painting can be read on the list on the back wall: B. de Bosch, J.H. Bus, A.T. Baart and P.J. Jolle.