Schapevogel of Kaapse nachtegaal, Jan Brandes, 1786

This work belongs to Album van Jan Brandes, deel 1 (NG-1985-7-1)

Identification

Title(s)

Schapevogel of Kaapse nachtegaal

Object type

drawing

Object number

NG-1985-7-1-110

Inscriptions / marks

inscription: ‘Schaapewagter of Caapsche nagtegaal, bootst allerly geluyd van dieren na, zit by de huyzen op de daaken, en grond, eet wormtjes en keevers. waare groote. Cabo 25 Julii 1786. Ik heb hem hooren maken het geluyd van een schaap, Eendvogel, patrijs &c. Motacilla pileata.’

Description

Zwartwittekening van een vogel die voorkomt op Kaap de Goede Hoop. Op ware grootte, gezien van opzij. Met opschrift. Onderdeel uit het schetsboek van Jan Brandes, dl. 1 (1808), p. 177.

Creation

Artist

draughtsman: Jan Brandes

Place

Cape of Good Hope

Dating

25-Jul-1786

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

brush

Measurements

height 195 mm × width 155 mm

Subject

What

birds

When

1786 - 1786

Where

Cape of Good Hope

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 2-May-1985

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

See the provenance for NG-1985-7-1.

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

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.

Relations

Is part of

Album van Jan Brandes, deel 1 (NG-1985-7-1)

Documentation

The world of Jan Brandes, 1743-1808 : drawings of a Dutch traveller in Batavia, Ceylon and Southern Africa, Max de Bruijn, An Duits, Remco Raben, p. 423-425, 443-444 met afb., cat.nr. 155

Persistent URL

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