Johannes Elison blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Reverend Johannes Elison 1581-1639 Johannes (or John) Elison was senior minister of the Dutch congregation in Norwich, which held its services in Dutch in Blackfriars' Hall. For more than 300 years the hall was known as the Dutch Church. Elison and his wife Mary had their portraits painted by Rembrandt in 1634 - they are the only English residents to have been painted by Rembrandt. Recorded plaque organisation: Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust.

Rev Johannes Elison served as the senior minister of Norwich's Dutch congregation for several decades, during which time Blackfriars' Hall became known as the Dutch Church; he and his wife Mary were the only English residents to be painted by Rembrandt in 1634.