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Jan Brandes

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Grey wash drawing of a standing elephant with a rider and a lying elephant bound with ropes, on a sketchbook page.

Olifant in tuig staand en liggend

1785

Watercolor of a chained elephant tied to a tree while a man with a long pole stands beside it, on a sketchbook page.

Wilde olifant tussen bomen gebonden

1785

Watercolor of spectators on a bamboo viewing platform overlooking a wooden palisade enclosure in a forest, 1785.

Spectators at the Elephant Corral

1785

Watercolor sketchbook page of a myrtle branch, seed pods, and a bulb with roots, with handwritten notes.

Kaapse koekoemakranka en mirtetak

1786

Pencil and wash drawing of a low fortified battery with cannon embrasures, from an album page dated 1787.

De schans 'Amsterdam' aan de Kaap

1787

Pencil perspective sketch of building framing and beams on a sketchbook page with Dutch handwriting below.

Bouwtekening van een huis

1779

Manuscript page with Chinese numerals, Dutch notes, and pencil drawings of two coins, one with Hebrew lettering.

Chinese getallen en zilveren penning

1779

Pen sketch of a horse in harness and a hired coach with wheels, annotated in Dutch on a sketchbook page.

Engels huurkoets en paardentuig in Falmouth

1778

Faint pencil sketch of a carriage section and horse on an album page with gilt-tooled binding edge.

Schets deel rijtuig

1778

Grey wash drawing of three men playing cards by candlelight at a table, with a cat sitting on the floor nearby.

Kaartavond bij Lochner

1787

Page from a bound pattern book with pencil sketches of garment pieces and handwritten Dutch annotations.

Patroon van een kamizool

1770

Page from a sketchbook with a watercolor moth above a pencil drawing of a three-masted sailing ship.

Vlinder en schip

1779

Bird's-eye watercolor of a funnel-shaped elephant corral with palisade fences, palm trees, and elephants, with Dutch annotati

Vogelvluchtperspectief van olifantenkraal

1785

Watercolor of a large green betel leaf with pale veins on an album page with handwritten notes.

Sirih of betelblad

1786

Watercolour of a bird of paradise on a branch with long trailing tail plumes and handwritten Dutch notes on the page.

Bird of Paradise

1785

Two rice finches perched on a branch, one black-headed with reddish wings, one brown, drawn on an album page with handwritten

Rijstvogeltjes

1786

Watercolor sketch of a blue jellyfish beside a grey speckled form and a small worm-like creature, with Dutch handwritten note

Zeekwallen

1788

Watercolor of a pink reticulated custard apple with a grey stalk, shown on an album page with handwritten captions.

Boanonna of wilde serikaja

1785

Watercolor botanical study of a rice stalk and grasses with ants and Dutch handwritten notes on a manuscript page.

Mieren en rijst

1779

Watercolor of horses, donkeys, cattle, cats, a dog, a monkey and a parrot gathered under a tree, with a distant landscape.

Dobbelende dieren

1770

Watercolor still life of a lemon, an orange, a folding knife and a pencil on a table before arched windows.

Stilleven met vruchten, mes en potlood

1779

Hand-coloured page with allegorical scenes of trees, dogs, a tulip and a house, framed by Dutch text banners.

Allegorie op de samenleving

1777

Watercolor botanical drawing of a deeply lobed leaf, a leafy sprig and a long fruit, with Dutch handwritten notes on an album

Soekoenblad en vrucht

1779

Watercolor of a banana plant with broad green leaves and a hanging bud, beside a figure in checked cloth, on a manuscript pag

Pisangboom

1779

Watercolor of tall areca palms with a man climbing one trunk, beside a hedge, garden path and iron gate.

Pinangbomen bij landgoed

1779

Watercolor page of betel leaves, a fruiting sprig, and a halved nut with Dutch handwritten notes, by Jan Brandes, 1783.

Methodes voor het maken van sirih

1783

Watercolor of a speckled cuckoo with a barred tail perched on a branch against a pale blue sky, in an album page.

Hollandse koekoek

1770

Hand-coloured drawing of a Ceylon slow loris with large eyes and long limbs, with Dutch handwritten notes above on a sketchbo

Ceylonse luiaard

1786

Pencil sketch of baroque ornamental decoration with putti, an urn and a coat of arms, with Dutch handwritten notes below.

Decoraties in de Lutherse kerk te Batavia

1779

Watercolor page of a flea shown externally in brown tones and below in a transparent anatomical view with internal organs.

Hollandse vrouwenvlooi

1770

Watercolor of a green grasshopper with long antennae on a page, with pencil underdrawing above and a Dutch caption below.

Javaanse sprinkhaan

1783

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a winged insect with spread wings and feathery antennae on a manuscript page.

Vliegje

1770

Watercolor page of a mushroom, grey mites, and a pale larva, with a pencil mite sketch and Dutch handwritten notes.

Champignonswormen

1770

Watercolor drawing of three small insects, a green grasshopper, and a pink carnation with handwritten Dutch labels on a page.

Hollandse kever en Javaanse rijstsprinkhaan

1770

Watercolor page of a praying mantis, several bees, and a hive sketch with handwritten Dutch notes, by Jan Brandes, 1783.

Javaanse bijen en sprinkhaan

1783

Grey wash drawing of ships at anchor on a calm sea beneath clouds, with a large three-masted vessel in the centre.

Schepen voor anker

1779

Watercolor drawing of a striped Ceylon squirrel sitting upright on sand, with a handwritten title and date on the album page.

Ceylons eekhoorntje

1785

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a paradise flycatcher with black crest, grey body and long tail perched on a branch.

Paradise Flycatcher

1785

Watercolour drawing of a three-masted West Indiaman under full sail on a calm sea, from an album page.

West-Indiëvaarder onder zeil

1779

Grey wash drawing of a ship's hull and ornate stern in a bound sketchbook, the rest of the page left blank.

Romp van een schip

1779

Watercolor of sailing ships on choppy grey water under a cloudy sky, shown across two album pages.

Schepen in het Kanaal

1779

Sketchbook page with watercolor coastal cliffs, pencil studies of ships, and handwritten Dutch notes on sea soundings.

De rotsen van Dover, de spiegel van de 'Holland' en schuinliggende schepen

1778

Two watercolor sailing ships on rough sea under cloudy sky, one flying a Swedish flag, in an open album.

Zweedse brik op zee

1778

Watercolor drawing of coaches and riders on a winding road through hills, with handwritten travel notes above.

Reis van Falmouth naar Truro

1778

Watercolor drawing of a white house and outbuildings by a harbor shore, with a grassy hill and fields behind, from an album.

Huis in de haven van Falmouth

1778

Watercolor of two mounted soldiers in blue and red uniforms, one on a rearing grey horse, the other on a dark grey horse.

Mallabaarse officier en ruiter

1779

Two bristly dark pigs face each other on a pale ground in a watercolor sketch from an album page, with Dutch handwritten capt

Varkens zonder achterpoten

1785

Watercolour of the quay at Falmouth with a rowing boat on calm water and whitewashed buildings below patchwork fields.

Kade van Falmouth

1778

Pencil sketches of several monkeys in different poses on pale paper, with handwritten text along the left margin.

Apen

1778

Faint pencil sketch on aged paper showing a small standing child, tree foliage, and a sketchbook binding at left.

Kind voor een huis. Een pot

1770

Watercolour sketch of a winding mountain pass with a red clay track, sandy slopes and a small farmhouse, with Dutch handwritt

Kloof door Hottentots Holland naar de Overberg

1786

Watercolor drawing of green hills, a farmhouse, a winding path and a rocky mountain ridge under grey clouds.

Pad naar de Overberg aan de Caap

1786

Pencil and watercolour sketch of a flat plain with cloud-covered mountain ridges, with Dutch handwritten notes in an album pa

Tafel- en Duijvelsberg van de landzijde gezien

1786

Pencil sketch in a sketchbook of a steep rocky headland above the sea with hills, inscribed St Helena, 31 March 1787.

Sint Helena

1787

Open bound album with gilt-tooled edge, blank page numbered 182, and faint pencil annotation near the right margin.

Fragment van tekening Kloof naar Hottentotsland

1786

Dried tree leaf mounted on an album page with pencil outline and handwritten Dutch notes naming Ficus religiosa.

Boomblad Sint-Helena

1787

Watercolor of a small bird with chestnut head, yellow throat and long blue tail perched on a branch, with handwritten notes.

Kleine vogel op tak

1785

Pencil and watercolour sketch of a man in a tricorn hat and buttoned coat, arm outstretched, with ship rigging behind him.

VOC-officier op schip

1778

Pencil sketch of a flat-topped mountain range in a sketchbook page numbered 69, with a handwritten note below.

Gezicht op Kaap de Goede Hoop

1786

Grey watercolor of a cup-shaped fungus with wavy ridges and a thick stalk, with Dutch handwritten notes on an album page.

Javaanse paddestoel

1785

Pencil sketch of a woman's face with hair in a bun, drawn on a sketchbook page with handwritten notes.

Portret van een tot slaaf gemaakte vrouw

1779

Twee portretten van Roosje

1779

Watercolor of figures in white wraps walking near a thatched hut and palm trees, with a child seated in the foreground.

Zonder titel

1785

Watercolour of a ship's deck with a helmsman at the wheel, a sailor by the railing, trunks, coiled rope and sails overhead.

Dekzicht van een Oost-Indiëvaarder met stuurman aan het roer

1779