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Johan François Adriaan Cateau van Rosevelt (1823-91). Chef van het Bouwdepartement en Agent-generaal van de Immigratie in Suriname
Lovera (mentioned on object), 1885
Johan F.A. Cateau van Rosevelt by Lovera, 1885. Cateau van Rosevelt (1823-1891) was chief officer at the Surinamese immigration department. After the abolition of slavery in 1863, contract workers, or coolies, were recruited in India and Java. By 1900 the Hindus and Javanese had combined with the originally European and African population and the native Indians to form a pluriform but segregated society in Surinam. On his lap, Cateau - 'coolie papa' - has a map of Surinam, which was made under his direction.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-2252
- Dimensionsheight 135 cm x width 93 cm, depth 14 cm
- Physical characteristicsoil on canvas