Pieter Cnoll, Cornelia van Nijenrode, their Daughters and Two Enslaved Servants

Jacob Coeman, 1665

Cornelia van Nijenrode was the daughter of a Japanese courtesan and a Dutch East India Company (VOC) merchant. She was married to the wealthy senior VOC merchant Cnoll. In the background is Surapati, one of their servants. He fled slavery several years after he was portrayed here. First, he fought in the service of the VOC, but later against it. Surapati then became a monarch in East Java and centuries later was proclaimed Indonesia’s national hero.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4062
  • Dimensionsheight 132 cm x width 190.5 cm, height 141.5 cm x width 201.5 cm x thickness 7.5 cm, weight 23 kg
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Pieter Cnoll, Cornelia van Nijenrode, their Daughters and Two Enslaved Servants (former title)
    • Pieter Cnoll, Cornelia van Nijenrode, their Daughters and Two Enslaved Servants
    • Pieter Cnoll. Senior Merchant of Batavia, his Wife Cornelia van Nijenroode and their Daughters Catharina (b. 1653) en Hester (b. 1659) (former title)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4062

  • Description

    Familieportret van Pieter Cnoll, eerste opperkoopman te Batavia, zijn echtgenote Cornelia van Nijenroode (Nieuwenrode) en hun dochters Catharina (met waaier en hondje) en Hester (met ivoren doosje). Het gezin bevindt zich op het terras van hun huis te Batavia. Rechts de tot slaaf gemaakte Surapati en een tot slaaf gemaakte vrouw met een fruitmand.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘J. Coeman fec. Batt.a 1665.’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Jacob Coeman

  • Dating

    1665

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 132 cm x width 190.5 cm
    • height 141.5 cm x width 201.5 cm x thickness 7.5 cm
    • weight 23 kg

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Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1961-04

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.; collectie Norman Armour (1887-1982), Den Haag, 1921;{Note RKD.}…; private collection, France;{Note RMA.}..; the dealer J. Kugel. Paris;{Note RMA.} from whom, to the dealer N. Israël, Amsterdam, fl. 5,200, to the museum, 1961

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

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