Portrait of Jonkheer Jan Willem Janssens, Governor of the Cape Colony and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

Jan Willem Pieneman, 1815 - 1838

J.W. Janssens, by J.W. Pieneman (1789-1853). J.W. Janssens was appointed governor of Cape Colony in 1802. In 1806 he was forced to hand over the territory to the British. This was the end of Dutch rule in the south of Africa.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-2219
Dimensionsheight 77.5 cm x width 62 cm, depth 9 cm
Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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