Portrait of Johan Johansz de Wit
by RAGUENEAU, Abraham, Oil on canvas, 79 x 65 cm
Johan Johansz de Wit (or Witt, born 1618, Dordrecht) was from a prominent Dutch family. Many of his relatives held influential government positions, both regional and national. Above all his nephews Johan de Witt, who as grand pensionary led the government of the Dutch Republic, and Cornelis de Witt commanded one of the most audacious operations in Dutch naval history winning a spectacular victory against the British.