Johannes Thedens (1741-1743)

anonymous, c. 1742

The highest-ranking Dutch East India Company (VOC) official in Asia was the governor-general. He presided in the Castle of Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia), a fort built by the Dutch. The assembly hall in the Castle of Batavia was the centre of Dutch power in Asia. The walls were hung with portraits of all of the governors-general. Most of the 18th-century examples shown here were painted in Asia, often by anony¬mous artists.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3779
  • Dimensionsheight 107.5 cm x width 91 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Johannes Thedens (1741-1743)
    • Portrait of Johannes Thedens, Governor-General of the Dutch East India Company

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3779

  • Description

    Portret van Johannes Thedens (1680-1748). Gouverneur-generaal (1741-43). Staande, ten halven lijve, commandostaf in de rechterhand, de linkerhand in de zij. Op de achtergrond een gezicht op het kasteel van Batavia. Onderdeel van een reeks van portretten van de gouverneurs-generaal van het voormalige Nederlands Oost-Indië.

Creation

  • Creation

    • painter: anonymous, Batavia
    • painter: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1742

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 107.5 cm x width 91 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Commissioned by the sitter, a Gouverneur-Generaal, for the Landvoogd-Galerij;{De Loos-Haaxman 1941, p. 159.} transferred from the Landvoogd-Galerij, Paleis Rijswijk, Weltevreden (Jakarta), to the museum, 1950

  • 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

    • J.P.M. Goudaens, Jaarboek Die Haghe (1986), p. 127-181 (Over de serie kleine Gouverneurs-Generaal van Nederlands Indië).
    • K. van Brakel et al., Indië omlijst : Vier eeuwen schilderkunst in Nederlands-Indië, Amsterdam 1998, p. 90-102.
    • M.A. van Rhede van der Kloot, De Gouverneurs-Generaal en Commissarissen-Generaal van Nederlandsch-Indië, Den Haag 1891.
    • M. van de Laar en W. de Ridder, 'De Wisselvallige geschiedenis van de portrettengalerij van de Gouverneurs-Generaal van Nederlands-Indië', Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum (1997) nr. 3, p. 204-216.

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