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Jan Brandes

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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

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

Hollandse vogel

1770

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

Gezicht uit het venster

1779

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

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 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

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

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

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