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File:Andries Beeckman - The Castle of Batavia.jpg

Summary

Artist
Title

The Castle of Batavia, seen from West Kali Besar, c. 1656.

Alternative title(s):

De markt van Batavia; op de achtergrond het door Jan Pietersz. Coen in 1619 gebouwde fort.
Date circa 1656 (1650-1660)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 108 × 151.5 cm (42.5 × 59.6 in)
Depot
Accession number SK-A-19
Object history 1859: purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, from the Oostindisch Huis
Inscriptions Signature bottom right: ABeeckman Fecit
References

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue.

RKDimages, Art-work number 16978.
Source/Photographer www.rijksmuseum.nl : Home : Info : Pic

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Notes

  1. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam - Museum for Art and History.
  2. RKDimages, Kunstwerknummer 16978.
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