The house and estate of Jan Brandes on Batavia

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The house and estate of Jan Brandes on Batavia

Brandes, Jan

Jan Brandes' house and estate on Batavia

Depicted is a single-storey white house and outbuildings such as stables. Several pieces of land belong to the house. Brandes lived here from June 7, 1780 until his departure from Batavia on August 26, 1785.

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Is part of:

Jakarta

Creator

Brandes, Jan (draughtsman)

Period

16 maart 1785

Material

paper

Technique

watercolour

Kind

drawing

Dimension

19,5 x 15,5 cm19,5 x 15,5 cm

Number

NG-1985-7-2-143

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

bird's-eye view / elevation, elevation / bird's-eye view, bridge, survey / view, building, house, estate / plantation

Inscription

Afbeelding van het Huys en de tuijn met een paardestal voor 20 paarden en vijver waar agter nog een stuk sawaveld of rijstland ...

Sources and literature

Bruijn, M. de en R. Raben, The world of Jan Brandes, 1743-1808: Drawings of a Dutch traveller in Batavia, Ceylon and Southern Africa (2004)