Johan Claesz Loo

Johan Claesz van Loo (c.1585 – 1660), was a Dutch brewer, owning De Drie Leliën (The Three Lilies) in Haarlem, best known today for his portrait painted by Frans Hals.

[1] His son-in-law Hoeff served with him in the civic guard and was also painted by Hals in a stance in which he is looking at his father-in-law.

Their son Nicolaas married Aletta Hannemans, the widow of Dorothea's brother Jacob Pietersz Olycan, in 1641.

[1] Loo was a member of the Haarlem regency from 1618 until his death, and he was a representative to the Staten-Generaal during the years 1649–1652.

His portrait in the 1633 schutterstuk formed the inspiration for a self-portrait by William Merritt Chase in 1903.