Johannes Meerman
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Born1624
Died1675 (aged 50–51)
Johannes Meerman | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Johannes Meerman by Jacobus Houbraken | |
| Born | 1624 |
| Died | 1675 (aged 50–51) |
Johannes Meerman (1624 – 1675) was a Dutch Golden Age mayor of Leiden who was a friend and assistant to Johan de Witt.
He was ambassador to England in 1667 where he helped close the Triple Alliance with England and Sweden.[1] He commissioned a family portrait from the painter Pieter Cornelisz van Slingelandt that hangs in the Louvre.
Family portrait of Johannes Meerman
