Jan Brandes Collection

Coat of arms with monogram, 1787-1808. Creator: Jan Brandes
Coat of arms with monogram, 1787-1808. In frame with heads of putti and stylised foliage

Islamic rock sanctuary of Kuragala in Ceylon, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Islamic rock sanctuary of Kuragala in Ceylon, 1785. Kuragala mosque, built under a large rock. With inscription. Copied by Brandes, after a drawing by an anonymous Ceylonese artist

Butter trade in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Butter trade in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Woman and butter seller. With explanatory inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 9

Cranganore Fort at Cochin, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cranganore Fort at Cochin, 1785. View of the Dutch Fort Kranganoor (Cranganur, modern usage: Kodungallur) near Cochin in South India. Fortress and ruins in a bay or river mouth

Kelaniya Stupa in Ceylon, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Kelaniya Stupa in Ceylon, 1785. The Kalyani Dagaba or Stupa of the Buddhist monastery Kelaniya Rajamahavihara, with houses on either side. With inscription

Shrine at Negapatnam on the coast of Coromandel, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Shrine at Negapatnam on the coast of Coromandel, 1785. The Buddhist sanctuary in Negapatnam (Nagapattinam) on the Coromandel Coast in South India. Copied by Brandes from a drawing made in 1733

Hairstyles, traditional styles in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Hairstyles, traditional styles in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Women's heads showing the hairstyle or Konde'; a merchant, a Singalese, women slaves. With inscription

Ceylon squirrel, (Atlantoxerus getulus), 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Ceylon squirrel, (Atlantoxerus getulus), 1785. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 57

Lovebirds, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Lovebirds, 1785-1786. Dwarf papagaaai from Ceylon in various poses on a stick. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 85

Human flea, (Pulex irritans), 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Human flea, (Pulex irritans), 1770-1787. Female flea seen through a microscope, internal organs shown. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 209

Dutch cuckoo, 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Dutch cuckoo, 1770-1787. Dutch cuckoo on a tree stump. The inscription refers to a similar animal that Brandes shot in Batavia. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 205

Dutch bird, (Fringilla), 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Dutch bird, (Fringilla), 1770-1787. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 195

Tuna (Thunnus thynnus), shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and remora (Echeneidae), 1788. Creator: Jan Brandes
Tuna (Thunnus thynnus), shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and remora (Echeneidae), 1788. With inscriptions. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 174

Finches, 1805. Creator: Jan Brandes
Finches, 1805. Male and female bullfinch. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 125

Javanese and Gelderland glowworms, 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese and Gelderland glowworms, 1770-1787. Glowworms seen under a microscope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 213

Cape flower, (Aponogeton distachium), 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape flower, (Aponogeton distachium), 1786. Flower, plant and seed of the Cape Water Lily. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 183

Cape flower, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape flower, 1786. Plant that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 103

Cape pigeon, 1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape pigeon, 1787. Amakoea pigeon that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 115

Cape chestnut, (Calodendrum capense), 1778. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape chestnut, (Calodendrum capense), 1778. Tree branch with blossom and a small sketch showing the country estate on the Cape of Good Hope where the draftsman collected the specimen

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

Cape meadow herb, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape meadow herb, 1786. Proliferating meadow plant with flowers. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 180

Cape watermelon and gladiolus, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape watermelon and gladiolus, 1786. Gladiolus shown with bulb and roots. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 185

Cape flower, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape flower, 1786. Plant that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 191

Cape flower, (Lachenalia pendula), 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape flower, (Lachenalia pendula), 1786. Plant that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. Showing the plant as a whole with bulb and roots, flower with open petals. With inscription

Cape Snipe, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape Snipe, 1786. Bird that occurs on Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 189

Songbird or Cape Nightingale, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Songbird or Cape Nightingale, 1786. Bird that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 177

Evangelical Lutheran Church within the city of Batavia in the East Indies, c.1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Evangelical Lutheran Church within the city of Batavia in the East Indies, c.1785. Church interior with Jan Brandes (the artist) in the pulpit

Dutch bridal party in Batavia, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Dutch bridal party in Batavia, 1779-1785. Interior of a large space with three mirrors, Europeans and slaves

Cuttlefish and Gorita, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cuttlefish and Gorita, 1785. Sepia loligo'. Two colour drawings, and a sketch of an octopus-like creature. With inscriptions. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 238

Deck view from a VOC ship to the big mast, 1778-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Deck view from a VOC ship to the big mast, 1778-1787. The deck of an East Indiaman with the main mast in the centre. Sailors climb the rigging

Family tree of Henrich Brandes, c.1760-c.1790. Creator: Jan Brandes
Family tree of Henrich Brandes, c.1760-c.1790

Family tree of the Brandes family, c.1760-c.1790. Creator: Jan Brandes
Family tree of the Brandes family, c.1760-c.1790

Sketch of a knight on horseback, c.1755-c.1760. Creator: Jan Brandes
Sketch of a knight on horseback, c.1755-c.1760

Taming an elephant, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Taming an elephant, 1785. Pen or stable built of bamboo framework in which three elephants are tied up. Singalese men pull on ropes. The middle elephant is doused with water. With inscription. No

The village of Over-Diemen near Amsterdam on the Zuiderzee, view from land, 1764-1771. Creator: Jan Brandes
The village of Over-Diemen near Amsterdam on the Zuiderzee, view from land, 1764-1771. View of the village of Overdiem (Diemen)

The town of Schoonhoven on the River Rhine in Holland, 1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
The town of Schoonhoven on the River Rhine in Holland, 1787. View of Schoonhoven from the other side of the Lek river, with barge and rowing boat by the river bank

Knights with the family arms of Brandes and Hirschman, 1770-1808. Creator: Jan Brandes
Knights with the coats of arms of Brandes and Hirschman, 1770-1808. Two knights in full armour on horseback. The left knight represents the ancestor of Brandes from Bohemen

Papaya tree, litigants come to see the Dessave, and a hennikap or free servant in Colombo, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Papaya tree, litigants come to see the Dessave, and a hennikap or free servant in Colombo, 1785. Residents awaiting case law by the Dessave (European judge employed by the VOC)

VOC Delegation at An Audience With The King of Kandy, Sri Rajadi Raja Sinha, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
VOC Delegation at An Audience With The King of Kandy, Sri Rajadi Raja Sinha, 1785-1786. The reception room in the palace of the king of Kandy with VOC officials kneeling in the foreground

Council representatives in Colombo, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Council representatives in Colombo, 1785. The Dessave (European judge employed by the VOC) on his veranda to "dispose of the affairs

Self-portrait of Jan Brandes, 1789. Creator: Jan Brandes
Self-portrait of Jan Brandes, 1789. Dressed as a pastor, with Luther's book in hand

Sinhalese soldiers in the service of the VOC and envoys of the King of Kandy, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Sinhalese soldiers in the service of the VOC and envoys of the King of Kandy, 1785. VOC emblem on top of a pillar. On the left are the Singalese or Ceylonese VOC soldiers and orderlies

Portrait of Per Johan Wimermark, 1796. Creator: Jan Brandes
Portrait of Per Johan Wimermark, 1796. Brother-in-law of the artist, and the vice-pastor of Linkoping. With inscription

Khoikhoi and Settlers on Cape Plain, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Khoikhoi and Settlers on Cape Plain, 1786. On the left a farmer (Boer) in a covered wagon returning from Cape Town to his farm. The man walking next to the cart is probably a slave

Idyllic scene, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Idyllic scene, 1779-1785. Utopian village scene. Fantasy of an idyllic, primitive settlement with several families of white people in animal skins in tropical landscape

Adam and Eve in a utopian village scene, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Adam and Eve in a utopian village scene, 1779-1785. Fantasy of an idyllic, primitive settlement with several families of white people in animal skins in tropical landscape

The village of Wehl in Cleefland, 1775. Creator: Jan Brandes
The village of Wehl in Cleefland, 1775. View of the village of Wehl, an hour's walk from the city of Doetinchem in Gelderland. Unpaved road with houses on either side, church in the distance

Punishment of the slanderer, 1777. Creator: Jan Brandes
Punishment of the slanderer, 1777. The slanderer is depicted on the one hand as a dung fly being hunted by a swallow. On the other hand, a man stands at the pillory in a Dutch summer landscape

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