Cacao, Jan Brandes, 1783

This work belongs to Album van Jan Brandes, deel 1 (NG-1985-7-1)

Identification

Title(s)

Cacao

Object type

drawing

Object number

NG-1985-7-1-85

Inscriptions / marks

inscription: ‘Theobroma Cacao Kakao vrugt en blad. 27 Nov 1783 Waare groote Het blad is glad en dikagtig, de aaderen zyn fynder als hier geteekend is, de vrugt heeft 4 ryen boontjes de vrugt aan de takken op de zyde, niet aan de toppen of ijndens’

Description

Kleurtekening van de cacaovrucht, blad en de vrucht met gebroken schil zodat de cacaobonen zichtbaar zijn. Op ware grootte. Met opschrift. Onderdeel uit het schetsboek van Jan Brandes, dl. 1 (1808), p. 131.

Creation

Artist

draughtsman: Jan Brandes

Place

Jakarta

Dating

27-Nov-1783

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

brush

Measurements

height 195 mm × width 155 mm

Subject

What

fruits: cacao

When

1783 - 1783

Where

Java
Batavia

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 2-May-1985

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

See the provenance for NG-1985-7-1.

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Relations

Is part of

Album van Jan Brandes, deel 1 (NG-1985-7-1)

Documentation

The world of Jan Brandes, 1743-1808 : drawings of a Dutch traveller in Batavia, Ceylon and Southern Africa, Max de Bruijn, An Duits, Remco Raben, p. 487-488, 497-500 met afb., cat.nr. 189

Persistent URL

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