Front View of Buitenzorg Palace during the Earthquake of 10 October 1834

Willem Troost (II), 1834 - 1836

In 1834, when J.C. Baud was the governor-general, an earthquake struck Buitenzorg (Bogor) Palace. Upon his return to the Netherlands Baud engaged Willem Troost to paint two pictures of his former residence: one before and one after the earthquake. Troost had never been to Indonesia and must have relied on sketches made by other artists. The injured woman on the chairs in the left foreground is probably Baud’s wife.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4025
  • Dimensionsheight 52 cm x width 77 cm, depth 5.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Front View of Buitenzorg Palace during the Earthquake of 10 October 1834
    • Front View of Buitenzorg Palace after the Earthquake of 10 October 1834
  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4025

  • Description

    Gezicht op de voorzijde van het zwaar beschadigde buitenverblijf te Buitenzorg na de aardbeving van 10 oktober 1834. Mensen hollen verschrikt over het grasveld, links een groep vluchtende herten. Op de voorgrond wordt mevrouw Baud-Van Braam verzorgd. Pendant van SK-A-4024.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘WTroost fec.’


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Willem Troost (II)

  • Dating

    1834 - 1836

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 52 cm x width 77 cm
    • depth 5.5 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1834-10-10 - 1836


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of F.E. Knoote, Bussum

  • Acquisition

    gift 1960

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    See the provenance for SK-A-4024.

  • 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

  • Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).


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