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Jan Brandes

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Watercolor sketch of a grey-blue urn with dotted decoration on a sketchbook page with Dutch handwritten notes.

Urn

1776

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded hill with buildings, a windmill, a horse-drawn cart and handwritten Dutch notes on the page.

Montferberg

1770

Grey wash drawing of a bald man in a pleated shirt, looking sideways at the viewer, bound in an album page.

Zelfportret van Jan Brandes

1786

Watercolor page of a climbing plant with red and yellow spotted orchid flowers and green buds, with Dutch caption, 1784.

Javaanse bloem 'cambang matjang

1784

Watercolor sketch of a yellow-green fruit cluster on a brown stem with a cut fruit beside it, on an old sketchbook page.

Lanssat, een Javaanse vrucht

1785

Hand-coloured drawing of a slender lizard with a long tail and yellow flank, with Dutch annotations on a sketchbook page.

Land- en waterhagedis

1785

Watercolor drawing of a dark green lizard with a crested back and long curling tail, on a bound album page.

Boomhagedis

1785

Watercolor of a standing bird with brown back, black breast and white throat on sand, beside handwritten Dutch notes.

Schapevogel of Kaapse nachtegaal

1786

Two grey wild pigs feeding from a round wooden trough, drawn in pen and grey wash on paper.

Varkens zonder achterpoten bij trog

1785

Watercolor of an ox cart with two oxen, palm trees, thatched huts and three figures beside a reflective pond, Ceylon, 1785.

Ceylons gezicht met een ossenkar, een gehurkte singalees en een zwarte gerechtsdienaar

1785

Vier vrouwen aan een tafel tijdens uitstapje naar Falmouth

1778

Pen drawing of two round dinner table settings with dishes, glasses, and a servant at a sideboard, annotated in Dutch.

Tafelschikking en maaltijd tijdens diner te Falmouth

1778

Watercolor of a pink thatched farmhouse with garden beds, a picket fence, and two covered carriages beside it.

Herberg of jagershuis op de Montferberg

1770

Pen and watercolour sketch of a crowned, bearded man seated in an armchair in striped robes, beside a side table.

The King of Kandy, Sri Rajadi Raja Sinha

1785

Pen and wash drawing of a silver covered bowl with scroll handles and cherub finial, with Dutch handwritten caption on a page

Drinkvat van de koning van Kandy

1786

Open sketchbook pages with dashed pen outlines of an oval drinking cup and handwritten Dutch notes, 1786.

Doorsnedes van drinkvat van de koning van Kandy

1786

Pen and watercolour drawing of a three-masted Dutch ship at anchor with a red-white-blue flag, on a manuscript page.

Oost-Indiëvaarder voor anker

1785

Watercolor study of bamboo leaves on a branch, drawn in grey-green tones on a sketchbook page dated 1786.

Het blad van bamboeriet

1786

Watercolor botanical study of a pink-flowered Geranium moschatum plant with roots and leaves, with Dutch handwritten notes.

Kaaps weidekruid

1786

Watercolor botanical drawing of a white calla lily with yellow spadix beside a smaller plant with roots, 1786.

Kaapse aronskelk

1786

Watercolor sketch of a striped watermelon, a blue gladiolus flower spray, and a gladiolus bulb on a book page.

Kaapse watermeloen en gladiool

1786

Kaapse snep

1786

Watercolor of a blue crowned pigeon with a feathered crest and purple wing patch, with handwritten notes on an album page.

Crowned Pigeon

1786

Watercolor of a brown streaked songbird with a striped head perched on a branch with a leaf, against a pale blue sky.

Hollandse vogel

1770

Hand-coloured drawing of a coconut palm with green coconuts and arching fronds, with Dutch annotations on the page.

Klapperboom

1779

Watercolor of tall palm trees above dense tropical foliage and a red roof, with handwritten Dutch text at top.

Gezicht uit het venster

1779

Pencil sketchbook spread with ornamental scrollwork, a small standing figure, and handwritten notes on an open page.

Details en versieringen van drinkvat van koning van Kandy

1786

Grey wash drawing of an ornate lobed pedestal stand with scrollwork decoration, on a sketchbook page.

Voet van drinkvat van koning van Candi

1786

Grey wash sketch of an elephant with a rider between wooden posts, with rope detail studies and Dutch notes on a sketchbook p

Olifantsstal

1785

Watercolor of a reclining figure in a palanquin carried by two bearers past termite mounds and palm fronds.

Palankijn met dragers

1785

Grey wash drawing of a young elephant tied to a tree, with pencil studies of its head and legs below on a sketchbook page.

Jonge olifant aan boom

1785

Grey wash sketch of elephant legs, feet and a young elephant's head, with handwritten Swedish notes beside the feet.

Jonge olifant

1785