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Jan Brandes

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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

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

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

Ceylons eekhoorntje

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 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

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

Apen

1778

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 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 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

Twee portretten van Roosje

1779

Pencil and ink sketch of a glass cabinet with plan and elevation views and Dutch handwritten notes on an album page.

Glastang en plattegrond

1779

Watercolor of an elephant held in a wooden rope frame beside a tree, with attendants working around it.

Olifantenstal

1786

Watercolor drawing of a black, white and rust-breasted songbird perched on the ground, with Dutch handwritten inscription abo

Kaapse vogel

1786

Watercolor of a black and white wagtail beside orange fruits, one cut open showing red flesh, on a sketchbook page.

Wagtail with Fruit

1785

Zeelieden en indeling van een schip

1779

Watercolor sketch of an elephant seen from behind with three men riding on its back, on a sketchbook page.

Inbinden van een olifant

1785

Watercolor drawing of men in a wooden stockade roping and restraining a wild elephant, with handwritten text on the page.

Restraining a Wild Elephant

1785

Watercolor of tame elephants leading a bound wild elephant out of a wooden stockade, with men handling ropes and logs.

A Bound Elephant being led from the Last Section of the trap, the Prison Corral

1785

Watercolor of tamed elephants roped together beside a tall wooden elephant trap, with men on platforms and handlers on the gr

De jacht op olifanten

1785

Watercolor of three elephants seen from behind in a timber stable, with mahouts on their backs and workers pulling ropes.

Taming a Wild Elephant in the Temporary Stable, rear view

1785

Watercolor sketch of a man in a loincloth holding up a large patterned parasol, with a folded parasol below and notes.

Singalees met zonnescherm. Ingeklapt zonnescherm. Rug olifant met tuig

1785

Vrouw in kleermakerszit

1770

Handwritten notebook page in Dutch with pencil lists of chests, cabinets and bottles, page number 491 at top right.

Opzet voor een schilderij

1784