Portrait of Raden Syarif Bustaman Saleh

attributed to Friedrich Carl Albert Schreuel, c. 1840

Raden Saleh, scion of a Javanese regent family, came to the Netherlands in 1829 to study painting. Here we still see him as a European dandy before a Western seascape. However, he soon specialized in oriental scenes, and began dressing as a Javanese prince. Back on Java (1851), Raden Saleh built a small neo-Gothic palace, where he received the European elite. And so he constantly shifted between his Javanese and his European identity.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4703
  • Dimensionsheight 106.7 cm x width 85.3 cm, depth 10.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portrait of Raden Syarif Bustaman Saleh

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4703

  • Description

    Portret van de schilder Raden Syarif Bustaman Saleh, zittend voor een schilderij van een zeegezicht met palet, penselen en schildersstok in de hand.

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: attributed to Friedrich Carl Albert Schreuel

  • Dating

    c. 1840

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 106.7 cm x width 85.3 cm
    • depth 10.5 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1978-04

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from Reinhold Wimmers-Sonderegger, Wachtberg-Niederbachen, fl. 8,022.98, to the museum, 1978

  • 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

    • Thieme Becker; Von Boetticher, Malerwerke des 19. Jahrhunderts, 1901, Deel II, p. 2.
    • Documentatiemap Schilderijen.
    • C. Scott, Cultural diplomacy and the heritage of empire. Negotiating post-colonial returns, Londen en New York 2020, p. 134, fig. 4.8.
    • Dr. H.J. de Graaf, 'De leeuwen van Radèn Saleh', Verslagen en aanwinsten 1978-1979, Stichting cultuurgeschiedenis van de Nederlanders overzee, p. 52-59.

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