Pieter van Ruijven had belonged to the Van Ruijvens, who had built up a large collection of paintings by Vermeer, three by Emanuel de Witte, four by Simon de Vlieger and one by Jan Porcellis. He is depicted as a predatory lecher in Tracy Chevalier's historical novel "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (1999), although there is absolutely no evidence of this. The 2003 film of the book also follows this characterization. Pieter van Ruijven Pieter Claesz. van Ruijven (Delft, 1624 – Delft, August 7, 1674) is best known as Johannes Vermeer's patron for the better part of the artist's career. Van Ruijven was
Anna's Swedish Thins to the Royal Court of Sweden ("kunglig hovleverantör") in 2002. The ginger thins are available in supermarkets all over Sweden, exported to other countries in Europe, Middle East, and North America. In North America, from 2002 to 2011, the company "Anna's of North America" had a bakery in High River, south of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, and sold the biscuits under the brand name "Anna's Swedish Thins". Production was extended to various flavours beside the traditional Swedish ginger flavour, including orange and blueberry. As of mid-2014, the Swedish thins are imported by Lotus Bakeries North America of San Francisco. The