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Pen drawing of a Batavia street scene with a canal, trees, and figures, plus a row of standing figures below.

Street scenes Batavia

1779

Pencil and grey wash sketch of an elephant with riders and several standing turbaned men on a sketchbook page.

Sinhalese on elephant. Various Sinhalese

1785

Colored pencil drawing of an octant instrument with a graduated arc and yellow brass fittings on a sketchbook page.

Octant

1770

Grey wash drawing of a balding man in a dark coat and white neckcloth, mounted on a bound album page with handwritten notes.

Self-portrait Jan Brandes

1786

Watercolor of a bedroom with two seated children on a wooden floor, a tall clock, a red bed, and rifles hung on the wall.

Bedroom with son Jantje and Bietja, an enslaved girl

1784

Watercolor of two children playing with a toy horse on a wooden gallery floor, with red chairs and palm trees beyond.

Gallery with son Jantje and Bietja, an enslaved girl

1784

Watercolor drawing of a pineapple with a green leafy crown and reddish-yellow scaled fruit on an album page.

Pineapple

1785

Watercolor sketch of tiled rooftops, palm trees and a whitewashed church tower in a sketchbook page.

View over Galle

1785

Grey wash drawing of men in tall hats smoking pipes around a round table, with a servant and a seated figure nearby.

Batavisch avondgezelschap

1779

Watercolor drawing of a Chinese street stage with costumed performers, musicians and lanterns, with a crowd and second stage

Chinese street theatre

1779

Pencil sketch of two timber roof constructions on an album page, one in perspective and one steep gabled frame with notes.

Schets van een dakconstructie

1770

Pencil sketch in a sketchbook of two figures on a ship's deck with rigging and masts above.

Schets van twee personen op een scheepsdek

1770

Watercolor of a hill shaped like a human face, with trees, a castle, a farmhouse and a winding road.

Antropomorphe Hill

1785

Watercolor sketch of a Gelderland landscape with hedges, trees, garden plots and a red-roofed house under a pale sky.

Gelders gezicht bij Doetinchem

1770

Pencil and wash drawing of a seated man by a window with green bananas hanging above, from an album page.

Man met boek voor het raam

1785

Watercolor sketch of a large tree beside a standing figure, with a thatched hut and palms in a green landscape.

Boom op Ceylon

1785

Watercolor of a whitewashed house with red tiled roof and tall palm trees, with a man standing in the foreground.

Count Van Ranzow's Estate

1785

Watercolor drawing of a galloping herd of horses on a plain driven by a rider, with mountains behind and a handwritten note a

Kudde paarden

1786

Watercolor of a halved pineapple with crown and textured skin, drawn on an album page with Dutch handwriting.

Ananas

1785

Watercolor of a large green betel leaf with vines climbing poles in rows, with handwritten notes on an album page.

Sirih cultuur

1785

Hand-coloured drawing of three Javanese dancers in patterned dress with musicians seated beside a gong and a basket.

Javaanse ronging of danseressen

1779

Watercolor drawing of a stem with red tubular flowers and green leaves on an album page with handwritten notes.

Kaapse bloem

1786

Watercolor interior with a boy holding a book, a woman at a spinning wheel, parrots and blue shuttered windows.

Woonkamer met zoon Jantje en Flora, een tot slaaf gemaakte vrouw, bij een spinnewiel

1784

Watercolor of Chinese men in robes at an offering table with paper pagodas and incense, with Dutch annotations on the page.

Chinese day of sacrifice in Batavia

1779

Watercolor page of a Chinese sacrificial ceremony with priests, lanterns, an offering table and a burning effigy, with Dutch

Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia

1779

Pen and watercolor sketchbook page of a Chinese sacrificial ceremony with numbered robed figures, a roasted pig and handwritt

Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia

1785

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

Urn

1776

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

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

Schapevogel of Kaapse nachtegaal

1786

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

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

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