Teylers Stichting

Wybrand Hendriks, Group portrait of the Board of Teylers Foundation, with their secretary and the architect Leendert Viervant, 1786, oil on canvas; 311 x 258 cm. In order of appearance are depicted: Willem van der Vlugt Sr., Antoni Kuits,Gerard Hugaart, Adriaan van Zeebergh, Jan Herdingh and Koenraad Hovens, secretary to the Board. The standing figure is the architect Leendert Viervant the Younger

The Teylers Stichting (English: Teylers Foundation) is a Dutch foundation founded with the heritage of the Dutch 18th century cloth merchant and banker Pieter Teyler van der Hulst to support the people in need and encourage worship, science and art (ter ondersteuning van behoeftigen en ter aanmoediging van godsdienst, wetenschap).[1]

  1. ^ description of Teylers Stichting on the website of Teylers Museum (Dutch)