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Nicolaes le Febure (16 April 1589 – 13 July 1641), was a Dutch Golden Age mayor of Haarlem.
Biography
He was the son of Mahu Nicolaesz. of Herzele, and Jannetje Gillis. He became judge, magistrate and mayor and married Margaretha Deyman on 22 September 1612. He was portrayed by Frans Hals in The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1627. Because he was a dwarf, Hals portrayed him standing so that he appears the same height as the men sitting. The tallest man in the group was positioned behind him however, to accentuate his stature.
On 13 July 1641 he was buried in Haarlem.
References
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