Street in Batavia with a Market and a Theatrical Performance

Wouter Schouten, c. 1660

In Batavia, a visit to the market was often accompanied by a performance. A wayang show is in progress in a richly decorated theatre. Wayang literally means shadow or phantom. It comprises all kinds of Javanese theatre forms such as puppetry and shadow play, but also dance, drama and elocution. Schouten noted below his drawing that he had seen it during the day, whereas it was usually held in the evening until early morning.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1964-351(R)
  • Dimensionsheight 206 mm x width 330 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen en bruine inkt, over een schets in zwart krijt

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Street scene with theatre performance and female market stallholders
    • Street in Batavia with a Market and a Theatrical Performance

  • Series title(s)

    Reisschetsen gemaakt in Indië

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1964-351(R)

  • Series number

    ?/31?

  • Description

    Straat met koopvrouwen met manden; op de achtergrond is een toneel te zien.

Creation

  • Creation

    • draftsman (artist): Wouter Schouten
    • draftsman (artist): anonymous [rejected attribution]
    • draftsman (artist): attributed to Cornelis de Bruyn [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    c. 1660

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    pen en bruine inkt, over een schets in zwart krijt

  • Dimensions

    height 206 mm x width 330 mm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of the heirs of N.P. van den Berg

  • Acquisition

    gift 2018-11-28

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Norbertus Petrus van den Berg (1831-1917), Rotterdam and Amsterdam; his son Karel Frederik van den Berg (1873-1948), Batavia and Wassenaar; by whom donated to the Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen, Amsterdam; from whom, with 21 other drawings, on loan to the museum, 1964

  • 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.

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