Abraham Patras (1735-1737)

Theodorus Justinus Rheen, 1737 - 1745

The highest-ranking Dutch East India Company (VOC) official in Asia was the governor-general. He presided in the Castle of Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia), a fort built by the Dutch. The assembly hall in the Castle of Batavia was the centre of Dutch power in Asia. The walls were hung with portraits of all of the governors-general. Most of the 18th-century examples shown here were painted in Asia, often by anony¬mous artists.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3777
  • Dimensionsheight 102 cm x width 84.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on copper

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Abraham Patras (1735-1737)
    • Portrait of Abraham Patras, Governor-General of the Dutch East India Company
  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3777

  • Description

    Portret van Abraham Patras (1671-1737). Gouverneur-generaal (1735-37). Staande, ten halven lijve, aanziend. Commandostaf in de rechterhand. Linksonder het familiewapen. Onderdeel van een reeks van portretten van de gouverneurs-generaal van het voormalige Nederlands Oost-Indië.


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Theodorus Justinus Rheen, Batavia

  • Dating

    1737 - 1745

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on copper

  • Dimensions

    height 102 cm x width 84.5 cm


This work is about

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Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    Commissioned by the sitter, a Gouverneur-Generaal, for the Landvoogd-Galerij;{De Loos-Haaxman 1941, p. 159.} transferred from the Landvoogd-Galerij, Paleis Rijswijk, Weltevreden (Jakarta), to the museum, 1950

  • 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.


Documentation

    • M. van de Laar en W. de Ridder, 'De Wisselvallige geschiedenis van de portrettengalerij van de Gouverneurs-Generaal van Nederlands-Indië', Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum (1997) nr. 3, p. 204-216.
    • J.P.M. Goudaens, Jaarboek Die Haghe (1986), p. 127-181 (Over de serie kleine Gouverneurs-Generaal van Nederlands Indië).
    • M.A. van Rhede van der Kloot, De Gouverneurs-Generaal en Commissarissen-Generaal van Nederlandsch-Indië, Den Haag 1891.
    • K. van Brakel et al., Indië omlijst : Vier eeuwen schilderkunst in Nederlands-Indië, Amsterdam 1998, p. 90-102.

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