Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz (1851-1924). Gouverneur-generaal (1904-09)

Hannké (mentioned on object), 1909

Governor General J.B. van Heutsz, by Hannké, Batavia 1909. Van Heutsz (1851-1924) was 22 years old when he joined the Dutch East Indies army. At his own request, he was posted to the rebellious Atjeh principality. Van Heutsz's career was closely tied with the struggle against Atjeh. He returned many times and argued for a more aggressive military strategy combined with administrative measures. In 1898 he was appointed governor of Atjeh. It was his chance to implement these ideas. In a series of quick campaigns he conquered large tracts of Atjeh. His fame spread. He was awarded the grand cross of the Militaire Willemsorde (Military Order of William), the highest military honour: in the portrait he is shown wearing it. Back in the Netherlands he received a hero's welcome. In 1904 he was appointed governor general of the Dutch East Indies. He remained in this post until 1909, the year this portrait was painted.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3814
  • Dimensionsheight 141.5 cm x width 101.08 cm x thickness 4 cm, depth 9.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz (1851-1924). Gouverneur-generaal (1904-09)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3814

  • Description

    Portret van Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz (1851-1924). Gouverneur-generaal (1905-1909). Kniestuk, staande, het hoofd iets naar rechts gekeerd. De steek in de rechterhand, een wandelstok in de linkerhand. Rechtsboven het familiewapen. Onderdeel van een reeks van portretten van de gouverneurs-generaal van het voormalige Nederlands Oost-Indië.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘Hannké Batavia 1909’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Hannké (mentioned on object), Batavia

  • Dating

    1909

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 141.5 cm x width 101.08 cm x thickness 4 cm
    • depth 9.2 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1904 - 1909

Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • 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

    • 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.
    • Koloniale expansie en de Nederlandse monumentale sculptuur / Ype Koopmans - In: Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis 105 (1992) pag. 383-406.
    • 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.
    • K. van Brakel et al., Indië omlijst : Vier eeuwen schilderkunst in Nederlands-Indië, Amsterdam 1998, p. 90-102.
    • E. Spaans, Ontmoetingen in de Oost, in: Vitrine, sept./okt/ 2002, p. 10 + afb. (zie inventarismap)

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