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Background imageBlack Collection: Numida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Numida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Numida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl), 1778

Background imageBlack Collection: Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Collection: Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Collection: Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778

Background imageBlack Collection: Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Collection: Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Collection: Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Collection: Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Bird studies: Lelchreeuw (Creatophora Cinerea): a female

Background imageBlack Collection: Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Collection: Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Collection: Cossypha caffra (Cape robin-chat), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Cossypha caffra (Cape robin-chat), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Cossypha caffra (Cape robin-chat), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Collection: Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Collection: Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Creator: Pieter Gevers

Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Creator: Pieter Gevers
Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Design for a print

Background imageBlack Collection: Madonna and Child, 1480-1485. Creator: Bartolomeo Montagna

Madonna and Child, 1480-1485. Creator: Bartolomeo Montagna
Madonna and Child, 1480-1485. Christ and Mary's divinity is downplayed; their halos are just barely visible and they appear quite simply as mother and son

Background imageBlack Collection: Passer melanurus (Cape sparrow or mossie), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Passer melanurus (Cape sparrow or mossie), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Passer melanurus (Cape sparrow or mossie), 1778

Background imageBlack Collection: Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), c.1778. Bird study: Bokmakierie Klauwier or Wurgvogel (Telophorus Zeylonus)

Background imageBlack Collection: Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), 1778. Bird study: Bokmakierie Klauwier or Wurgvogel (Telophorus Zeylonus): Male. Gordon calls him the moose bird

Background imageBlack Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Negres de St. Domingue se Battant au Bâton, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Negres de St. Domingue se Battant au Bâton, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Negres de St. Domingue se Battant au Baton, c1797

Background imageBlack Collection: Two butterflies with a lily, 1747-1802. Creator: Paulus Knogh

Two butterflies with a lily, 1747-1802. Creator: Paulus Knogh
Two butterflies with a lily, 1747-1802

Background imageBlack Collection: Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-Breasted Shrike), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-Breasted Shrike), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-Breasted Shrike), 1777-1786. Bird studies: Burmese robin claw killer (pericrocotus flammeus)

Background imageBlack Collection: Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Collection: Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Collection: Terathopius ecaudatus (Batealeur), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Terathopius ecaudatus (Batealeur), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Terathopius ecaudatus (Batealeur), 1778. Bird study: Bateleur (Terathopius Ecaudatus?, Determination uncertain, perhaps Gordon has only seen the bird from a distance; some characteristics are missing)

Background imageBlack Collection: Aquila verreauxii (Verreaux's eagle), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Aquila verreauxii (Verreaux's eagle), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Aquila verreauxii (Verreaux's eagle), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Collection: Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole), 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole), 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole), 1777

Background imageBlack Collection: Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole), c.1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole), c.1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole), c.1777

Background imageBlack Collection: Woman in Black Dress, 1936, No. 11, c.1936. Creator: Monogrammist M.L

Woman in Black Dress, 1936, No. 11, c.1936. Creator: Monogrammist M.L
Woman in Black Dress, 1936, No. 11, c.1936

Background imageBlack Collection: Robe crepe noir (avec) petits volants au corsage, gilet brodé blanc sur organdi, 1938-1939

Robe crepe noir (avec) petits volants au corsage, gilet brodé blanc sur organdi, 1938-1939. Creator: Marcel Dhorme
Robe crepe noir (avec) petits volants au corsage, gilet brode blanc sur organdi, 1938-1939. Black crepe dress (with) small ruffles at the bodice, white embroidered waistcoat in organdy

Background imageBlack Collection: Accurate Map of the state and the course of Rio de Berbice... 1742

Accurate Map of the state and the course of Rio de Berbice... 1742. Creators: Jan Daniel Knapp, Hendrik de Leth
Accurate Map of the state and the course of Rio de Berbice. Located with the same Plantation in the Colony of Berbice, 1742

Background imageBlack Collection: Portrait of an African Man, c.1525-c.1530. Creator: Jan Mostaert

Portrait of an African Man, c.1525-c.1530. Creator: Jan Mostaert
Portrait of an African Man, c.1525-c.1530

Background imageBlack Collection: Portrait of a Man, c16th century. Creator: Leandro Bassano

Portrait of a Man, c16th century. Creator: Leandro Bassano
Portrait of a Man, c16th century

Background imageBlack Collection: Cape wading bird, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape wading bird, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape wading bird, 1786-1787. Stork-like bird with measurements, found on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 113

Background imageBlack Collection: Two Mortuary Tablets for So Hunbo (1775-1815) Inscribed with a 666-character... 1815

Two Mortuary Tablets for So Hunbo (1775-1815) Inscribed with a 666-character... 1815
Two Mortuary Tablets for So Hunbo (1775-1815) Inscribed with a 666-character biography of So Hunbo (1775-1815) (image 1 of 5), 1815

Background imageBlack Collection: Margaretha van Voorne, Lady of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp

Margaretha van Voorne, Lady of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp
Margaretha van Voorne, Lady of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Wife of Hubrecht II, lord of Culemborg. With coat of arms. From an illustrated manuscript with the genealogy of the lords

Background imageBlack Collection: Javanese butterflies, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes

Javanese butterflies, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese butterflies, 1784. Javanese butterflies and moths. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 143

Background imageBlack Collection: Johan II, lord of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp

Johan II, lord of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp
Johan II, lord of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Johan II, eighth lord of Culemborg. With quartered coat of arms of Culemborg and Van de Leck

Background imageBlack Collection: Bust of Lucius Junius Brutus, c.1550. Creators: Ludovico Lombardo, Lucius Junius Brutus

Bust of Lucius Junius Brutus, c.1550. Creators: Ludovico Lombardo, Lucius Junius Brutus
Bust of Lucius Junius Brutus, c.1550

Background imageBlack Collection: Hubrecht, Lord of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp

Hubrecht, Lord of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp
Hubrecht, Lord of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Hubrecht van Beusechim, (second) lord of Culemborg. With coat of arms of Beusichem

Background imageBlack Collection: Minjawa or iguana, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes

Minjawa or iguana, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Minjawa or iguana, 1784. Iguana, seen from above. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 149

Background imageBlack Collection: Butterflies from Java, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes

Butterflies from Java, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Butterflies from Java, 1784. Javanese butterflies and moths. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 137

Background imageBlack Collection: Elisabeth van Buren, Lady of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp

Elisabeth van Buren, Lady of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp
Elisabeth van Buren, Lady of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Wife of Gerrit II lord of Culemborg. With van Buren coat of arms. From an illustrated manuscript with the genealogy of the lords

Background imageBlack Collection: Indonesian locusts, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes

Indonesian locusts, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Indonesian locusts, 1784. A green and a black grasshopper. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 37

Background imageBlack Collection: Portrait of a Wounded KNIL Soldier, 1882. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels

Portrait of a Wounded KNIL Soldier, 1882. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Portrait of a Wounded KNIL Soldier, 1882

Background imageBlack Collection: Portrait of Diederik van Durven, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1736

Portrait of Diederik van Durven, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1736. Creator: Hendrik van den Bosch
Portrait of Diederik van Durven, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1736

Background imageBlack Collection: Portrait of Lucas de Clercq, c.1635. Creator: Frans Hals

Portrait of Lucas de Clercq, c.1635. Creator: Frans Hals
Portrait of Lucas de Clercq, c.1635. Other Title(s): Lucas de Clercq (c 1603-1652), Haarlem Potash Dealer

Background imageBlack Collection: Portrait of Maritge Claesdr Vooght, 1639. Creator: Frans Hals

Portrait of Maritge Claesdr Vooght, 1639. Creator: Frans Hals
Portrait of Maritge Claesdr Vooght, 1639. Other Title(s): Maritge Claesdr Voogt (1577-1644), Wife of Pieter Jacobsz Olycan, Burgomaster of Haarlem

Background imageBlack Collection: Six Regents and the Beadle of the Nieuwezijds Institute for the Outdoor Relief of the Poor

Six Regents and the Beadle of the Nieuwezijds Institute for the Outdoor Relief of the Poor, Amsterdam, 1657, 1657

Background imageBlack Collection: Portrait of a Naval Officer, probably Vice-Admiral Aert van Nes (1626-1693), 1667

Portrait of a Naval Officer, probably Vice-Admiral Aert van Nes (1626-1693), 1667. Creator: Ferdinand Bol
Portrait of a Naval Officer, probably Vice-Admiral Aert van Nes (1626-1693), 1667



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