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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