Tapir in the Water

Willem Hendrik Wilhelmus van Royen, 1706

For the first time in European history, in 1704, a live tapir was displayed in Amsterdam on the Botermarkt (now the Rembrandtplein). Emperor Leopold I had ordered the capture and taming of the animal so that people could see the creature up close. It was there that the Amsterdammer Willem van Royen saw it and afterwards made this drawing.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1940-602
  • Dimensionsheight 157 mm x width 147 mm
  • Physical characteristicspenseel in dekverf in kleuren, pen in zwart, gouache

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Tapir in the Water

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1940-602

  • Description

    Tapir of waterzwijn, getekend naar een dergelijk levend dier, dat in het 1706 in Amsterdam te zien is geweest en dusdanig getekend door W. van Royen, voor zijne Majesteit den Keizer.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    date: ‘1706’


Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Willem Hendrik Wilhelmus van Royen

  • Dating

    1706

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    penseel in dekverf in kleuren, pen in zwart, gouache

  • Dimensions

    height 157 mm x width 147 mm


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  • Subject


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J.C.J. Bierens de Haan, Amsterdam

  • Acquisition

    gift 1940

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    …; donated by Johannes Catharinus Justus Bierens de Haan (1867-1951), with RP-T-1940-602A, to the museum, 1940

  • Remarks

    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.


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