Pieter Teyler van der Hulst

Pieter Hulst
Portrait of Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, 1787, by Wybrand Hendriks (after a painting by Frans Decker, since lost). Pieter Teyler is portrayed both as a financier with his "Intrest Boek" -the "Interest Book" he used to track interest rates and outstanding loans- and also as a collector, with art albums in the background. The portrait hangs in the Smaller Boardroom in Teylers Foundation House.
Born25 March 1702
Haarlem, The Netherlands
Died8 April 1778(1778-04-08) (aged 76)
Pieter Teyler's pewter inkstand (depicted in his portrait above) is still in the collection of Teylers Museum.
Signature and blazon of Pieter Teyler.

Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (25 March 1702 – 8 April 1778) was a wealthy Dutch Mennonite merchant and banker, who died childless, leaving a legacy of two million florins (in today's terms: about EUR 80 million) to the pursuit of religion, arts and science in his hometown, that led to the formation of Teyler's Museum.[1] This was not the value of his entire estate. He also founded Teylers Hofje in his name, and made important donations to individuals in the Mennonite community.

  1. ^ Pieter Teyler's assets Archived 2013-05-25 at the Wayback Machine on Museum website.