Portrait of Jan Valckenburgh and an Enslaved Servant, Daniel Vertangen, c. 1660

Portrait of Jan Valckenburgh and an Enslaved Servant, Daniel Vertangen, c. 1660

oil on canvas, l 128.3cm × w 102.0cm More details

Jan Valckenburgh, married to Dina Lems (opposite), twice served as director-general of Elmina (in present-day Ghana), seen here in the distance. The young man standing behind him is one of the numerous individuals brought to Elmina by African traders in order to be sold to the Dutch. At Fort Elmina, this human trafficking was organized and coordinated by the Dutch West India Company (WIC). In total, the Dutch transported 550,000 Africans to the Americas and the Caribbean.

On display in room 2.9

Collections with this work

Peinture

Dino

April 10 2024 - 50 works 9 0

Images of Golden Age Slavery & Race

SSR

April 7 2024 - 28 works 28 0