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Johan de la Faille
Male, Deceased Person
1628 –
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Who is Johan de la Faille?
Johan de la Faille was a member of the vroedschap in Delft. As a supporter of prince William III of Orange, he was appointed in 1672, the Year of Disaster after the First Stadtholderless Period, when the Dutch Republic was in danger.
Johan de la Faille was the owner of a famous curiosity cabinet, which was started by his grandfather and father, mainly of sea shells, including a specimen of the precious wentletrap Epitonium scalare and the cone shell Conus cedonulli, as well as birds, Roman coins and medals, porcelain, tapestries and paintings.
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