Talk:Willem van Ruytenburch

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A fact from Willem van Ruytenburch appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 July 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Willem van Ruytenburch (pictured) became more famous after his death, as the "man dressed in yellow" in Rembrandt's The Night Watch, than he was during his life as a Dutch social climber?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Willem van Ruytenburch.

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You might also find useful information in the article The Night Watch (painting).--CaroleHenson (talk) 00:15, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 10:49, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Detail from The Night Watch

... that Willem van Ruytenburch (pictured), a central figure in Rembrandt's The Night Watch, persuaded an old woman to lie about his ancestry in court? "In 1632, he persuades an elderly woman to falsely swear before a court of law that Willem’s ancestors came from the Brabant village of Budel and were of noble blood." from: "Willem van Ruytenburch - Experience the Nightwatch". Rijks Museum. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ALT1:... that Willem van Ruytenburch (pictured) became more famous after his death, as "the man dressed in yellow" in Rembrandt's The Night Watch, than he had in life as a Dutch social climber?"A couple of years later, Van Ruytenburch is appointed alderman of the city of Amsterdam and lieutenant in Frans Banninck Cocq’s company, but that still would not make him a man of stature. After all, despite having insinuated himself into nobility, he was not in any way related to the city’s ruling families. In 1647 he leaves Amsterdam, never to return, moving to The Hague and later Vlaardingen. This is where he would die in 1652, oblivious of the fact that centuries later he would gather the fame he had always craved, now as ‘the man dressed in yellow’." from: "Willem van Ruytenburch - Experience the Nightwatch". Rijks Museum. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Siphesihle November

5x expanded by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:16, 24 June 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited: - The article body and cited source say that he persuaded the old woman (money not specifically indicated), while the lead and the proposed hook say he paid her.
Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Hi Dumelow, see minor point above. Nice work on an interesting fellow! DanCherek (talk) 13:17, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review DanCherek, I don't know how "paid" crept in! Now fixed here and in the lead, cheers - Dumelow (talk) 13:37, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good now! Both hooks pass, though I like the first one a bit more. DanCherek (talk) 14:06, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]