Weltevreden country estate, home of governor-general P.A. van der Parra in Batavia

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Weltevreden country estate, home of governor-general P.A. van der Parra in Batavia

Rach, Johannes

View of Weltevreden country estate during the time of P.A. van der Parra's governorship in Batavia.

Weltevreden was built in 1761, having been commissioned by the then governor-general Jacob Mossel.

Cf. Rijksdienst voor de Monumentenzorg, inv. nr. TG0078 and Maritiem Museum inv.nr. MMPH-WAE525-1.

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Is part of:

Jakarta

Creator

Rach, Johannes (draughtsman)

Period

1770-1772

Material

paper

Technique

pen and brush

Kind

drawing

Dimension

35,5 x 52 cm35,5 x 52 cm

Number

BW 22

Owner

National Library of Indonesia

Tags

banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, bridge, survey / view, house, European, ornamentation (of building), Person, government building / residence, art / object, monument / statue

Inscription

Het Gezigt van de Tuÿn van zijn HoogEdelheÿd den Hoog Edelen Groot Actbaaren Heer Petrus Albertus van der Parra Gouverneur Generaal van Nededlands India. Staande op de wegt van Iaccatra.

Sources and literature

Bruin, M. de en B. Kist, Johannes Rach 1720-1783. Artist in Indonesia and Asia (2001)