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Cape flower, 1786. Creator: Jan BrandesCape 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 BrandesCape 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 BrandesCape 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 BrandesCape 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 BrandesCape 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 BrandesCape 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 BrandesCape 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 BrandesCape 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 BrandesCape 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 BrandesSongbird 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 BrandesEvangelical 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 BrandesDutch bridal party in Batavia, 1779-1785. Interior of a large space with three mirrors, Europeans and slaves
Cuttlefish and Gorita, 1785. Creator: Jan BrandesCuttlefish 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 BrandesDeck 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 BrandesFamily tree of Henrich Brandes, c.1760-c.1790
Family tree of the Brandes family, c.1760-c.1790. Creator: Jan BrandesFamily tree of the Brandes family, c.1760-c.1790
Sketch of a knight on horseback, c.1755-c.1760. Creator: Jan BrandesSketch of a knight on horseback, c.1755-c.1760
Taming an elephant, 1785. Creator: Jan BrandesTaming 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 BrandesThe 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 BrandesThe 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 BrandesKnights 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 BrandesPapaya 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 BrandesVOC 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 BrandesCouncil 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 BrandesSelf-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 BrandesSinhalese 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 BrandesPortrait 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 BrandesKhoikhoi 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 BrandesIdyllic 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 BrandesAdam 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 BrandesThe 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 BrandesPunishment 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
Dhoni, fishing boats in the Bay of Galle, 1786. Creator: Jan BrandesDhoni, fishing boats in the Bay of Galle, 1786. The different types of fishing boats used by the inhabitants of Ceylon. With various inscriptions. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p
Ants and rice, 1786. Creator: Jan BrandesAnts and rice, 1786. White ants from Batavia, ants from Cape of Good Hope. Ears of rice, leaves and plant. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 56
Tea party in a European house in Batavia, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan BrandesTea party in a European house in Batavia, 1779-1785. The European woman, seated on the right, is visiting the meztizo woman wearing a kebaja, (Southeast Asian dress)
Pigs without hind legs, 1785. Creator: Jan BrandesPigs without hind legs, 1785. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 73
Pigs without hind legs at a trough, 1785. Creator: Jan BrandesPigs without hind legs at a trough, 1785. Two pigs eating from a trough. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 75
Rice bird and Javanese quail, 1785. Creator: Jan BrandesRice bird and Javanese quail, 1785. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 161
Javanese Pantomime called Toping, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan BrandesJavanese Pantomime called Toping, 1779-1785. Three Javanese dancers, seated musicians and spectators in an open-sided bamboo building in Batavia. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl
Coastal profiles of the Canary Islands, and Fish, 1778. Creator: Jan BrandesCoastal profiles of the Canary Islands, and Fish, 1778. The islands of Tenerife, Madera, Porto Santo and Bona Sesta. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 172-173
Terrace with son Jantje and Bietja, an enslaved girl, 1784. Creator: Jan BrandesTerrace with son Jantje and Bietja, an enslaved girl, , 1784. Veranda at the house of the draftsman Jan Brandes with two chairs
Living room with son Jantje and Flora, an enslaved woman, near a spinning wheel, 1784. Creator: Jan BrandesLiving room with son Jantje and Flora, an enslaved woman, near a spinning wheel, 1784. The living room of the house of the draftsman Jan Brandes. His son Jantje holds
Mangosteen, 1784. Creator: Jan BrandesMangosteen, 1784. Leaf, branch and tree of the Indonesian fruit Manggistan. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 164 and see also p. 163
Inn or hunting lodge on the Montferberg, 1770-1778. Creator: Jan BrandesInn or hunting lodge on the Montferberg, 1770-1778. Half-timbered building with thatched roof and vegetable garden, near Doetinchem. Two covered wagons. With inscription
Bird's eye view of elephant corral, 1785. Creator: Jan BrandesBird's eye view of elephant corral, 1785. Huge trap and all the fences in which elephants were caught. No. 1 in the series about the elephant catch. With inscription
Javanese auxiliary troops of the Company, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan BrandesJavanese auxiliary troops of the Company, 1779-1785. General and the officers in the foreground and in the background the soldiers of the VOC in Batavia. With inscription
Bedroom with son Jantje and Bietja, an enslaved girl, 1784. Creator: Jan BrandesBedroom with son Jantje and Bietja, an enslaved girl, 1784. Bedroom of the draftsman Jan Brandes with a bed and mosquito net, long-case clock and tricorne
Javanese butterflies, 1784. Creator: Jan BrandesJavanese butterflies, 1784. Javanese butterflies and moths. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 143