Cornelis de Graeff II.

Cornelis de Graeff II.
Coat of arms De Graeff van Polsbroek as Lords of Purmerland and Ilpendam
Personal details
Born	August 23, 1671 Amsterdam
Died	July 27, 1719 Ilpendam
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	States Faction
Spouse(s)	Cornelis was never married.
Residence	castle Ilpenstein at Ilpendam, country estate Bronstee near Heemstede
Occupation	Landlord
Profession	Canon of St. Pieter at Utrecht

Cornelis de Graeff (23 August 1671, Amsterdam – 16 February 1719, Ilpendam) was a member of the family De Graeff, a prominent regent family from the Dutch Golden Age.

His parents were Pieter de Graeff and Jacoba Bicker, his younger brother was Johan de Graeff, the Lord of the semisouverain Lordship Zuid-Polsbroek. Cornelis never married.

Cornelis de Graeff was a Canon of St. Pieter at Utrecht. Most of the time he resided at his castle Ilpenstein. He also owned Bronstee, a country estate near Heemstede. At Ilpenstein castle De Graeff had a famous art collection, including Rembrandts Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (the sitters were Wendela de Graeff and her two sons) and the Portrait of Andries de Graeff. The two famous paintings, both by Rembrandt, can be seen today at Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel. De Graeff also owned Frans Halsens painting Catharina Hooft with her Nurse.