Militia Company of District VIII under the Command of Captain Roelof Bicker Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613-1670) oil on canvas, 1643. This civic guard painting is a substantial 7.5 metres wide and almost filled an entire wall in the large hall of the Kloveniersdoelen. Van der Helst did not line up the thirty militiamen in a static row, but positioned the ones with the lightest coloured clothing in the front at regular intervals. The painter included himself in the group, at the far left. Photo via Newscom