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Blue Macaw

Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur, 1731, BK-17496

German scientists discovered the ingredients of Chinese porcelain in the 18th century. Elector August the Strong was such a fan of this hard, translucent white material that he filled his Japanese Palace in Dresden with porcelain objects. In the 1730s, he had a series of large birds and animals…

A Dutch Merchant, Possibly Andreas…

Chitqua (attributed to), c. 1770, figure, BK-1976-49

Van Braam Houckgeest ran the Dutch East India Company (VOC) base in Canton harbour in south China from 1790 to 1795. He may have commissioned this figure of himself on a previous journey in China. Chinese sculptor Chitqua specialised in this kind of clay portrait, mainly for foreigners. Similar…

On display in room 1.5

The Nieuwe Kerk and the Town Hall…

Isaac Ouwater, c. 1780 - c. 1790, painting, SK-A-305

On display in room 1.11

Still Life with Flowers

Coenraet Roepel, 1721, painting, SK-A-336

Landschap met koeien, schapen en…

Jean-Etienne Liotard, 1761, drawing, SK-A-1196

Portrait of Machteld Muilman

Frans van der Mijn, c. 1745 - c. 1747, painting, SK-A-2249

On display in room 1.5

Wandelstokknop met drie medaillons…

Louis Métayer, 1750, BK-VBR-395

On display in room 1.2

Portret van pastoor Franciscus van…

Pieter van Gunst, after Roelof Koets (II), 1714 - 1731, print, RP-P-1884-A-8167

Sinterklaasavond

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770 - 1825, print, RP-P-1882-A-5210

Portret van een meisje,…

anonymous, 1715 - 1725, miniature (painting), SK-A-4401