Portrait of Raden Syarif Bustaman Saleh

attributed to Friedrich Carl Albert Schreuel, c. 1840

Raden Saleh, scion of a Javanese regent family, came to the Netherlands in 1829 to study painting. Here we still see him as a European dandy before a Western seascape. However, he soon specialized in oriental scenes, and began dressing as a Javanese prince. Back on Java (1851), Raden Saleh built a small neo-Gothic palace, where he received the European elite. And so he constantly shifted between his Javanese and his European identity.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-4703
Dimensionsdepth 10.5 cm, height 106.7 cm x width 85.3 cm
Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

Title(s)
Portrait of Raden Syarif Bustaman Saleh
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4703
Description
Portret van de schilder Raden Syarif Bustaman Saleh, zittend voor een schilderij van een zeegezicht met palet, penselen en schildersstok in de hand.
Catalogue reference
- Thieme Becker; Von Boetticher, Malerwerke des 19. Jahrhunderts, 1901, Deel II, p. 2.
- C. Scott, Cultural diplomacy and the heritage of empire. Negotiating post-colonial returns, Londen en New York 2020, p. 134, fig. 4.8.
- Dr. H.J. de Graaf, 'De leeuwen van Radèn Saleh', Verslagen en aanwinsten 1978-1979, Stichting cultuurgeschiedenis van de Nederlanders overzee, p. 52-59.
- Documentatiemap Schilderijen.

Creation

Creation
painter: attributed to Friedrich Carl Albert Schreuel
Dating
c. 1840
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Material and technique

Physical description
oil on canvas
Material
Dimensions
- depth 10.5 cm
- height 106.7 cm x width 85.3 cm

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Person
Subject

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition
purchase 1978-04
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; from Reinhold Wimmers-Sonderegger, Wachtberg-Niederbachen, fl. 8,022.98, to the museum, 1978
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

- Thieme Becker; Von Boetticher, Malerwerke des 19. Jahrhunderts, 1901, Deel II, p. 2.
- C. Scott, Cultural diplomacy and the heritage of empire. Negotiating post-colonial returns, Londen en New York 2020, p. 134, fig. 4.8.
- Dr. H.J. de Graaf, 'De leeuwen van Radèn Saleh', Verslagen en aanwinsten 1978-1979, Stichting cultuurgeschiedenis van de Nederlanders overzee, p. 52-59.
- Documentatiemap Schilderijen.

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