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Children of the Sea

Jozef Israëls, 1872, painting, SK-A-2382

This delightful scene contains a moral. These children from a poor fishing village with their shabby clothes and broken toys, are playing out their own future. The oldest boy carries the burden of his family on his shoulders, while the boat represents the harsh life at sea. Jozef Israëls first…

On display in room 1.18

A Windmill on a Polder Waterway,…

Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël, c. 1889, painting, SK-A-1505

‘Our country is colourful, juicy, fat. (...) I repeat, our country is not dull, not even in dull weather, the dunes are not dull either’, Constant Gabriël wrote in a letter. Unlike many artists of the Hague School, he preferred painting fine summer days. Here there are two: the grass, sky and…

On display in room 1.18

Diorama of a Du, Dance Celebration…

Gerrit Schouten, 1830, NG-2005-24

The scene in the dance tent is a ‘du’, a role-play event with music and dancing, held once every year on the plantations. Both players and audience were slaves. The main character was the ‘Afrankeri’, the narrator, left. The man in the red suit on the right is playing the king. Europeans in Suriname…

On display in room 1.17

Javaanse hoffunctionarissen

anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-41

Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types. In addition to revealing the region these men come from, the meticulously painted clothes and batik motifs also provide information about their rank and status. These proud, confident figures are unusual: in…

On display in room 1.17

Buste van dr. Nicolaas Beets…

Cornelis Beets, 1894, bust, BK-B-77

Morning Ride along the Beach

Anton Mauve, 1876, painting, SK-A-3602

On display in room 1.18

Ecce homo

Louis Royer, 1826, sculpture, BK-B-44

On display in room 1.12

Portret van de kunstschilder Anton…

Willem Witsen, c. 1885, drawing, RP-T-1964-242

The Trading Post at Dejima

anonymous, c. 1840, hanging scroll, NG-1977-4

Japon met halflange mouwen en…

anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1910, BK-2000-2