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Jan Brandes

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Pen and grey wash drawing of a Batavia street scene with crowded figures, a bare tree, and a carriage on blank paper.

Street scene Batavia

1779

Watercolor panorama of an ox wagon, riders, Khoekhoe figures and horses on a plain before mountains, 1786.

Khoekhoe en kolonisten op Kaapse vlakte

1786

Watercolour of two seated women taking tea in a room with a servant carrying plates, brass vase and ceramic jars.

Theevisite in een Europees huis in Batavia

1779

Watercolor of European figures playing cards around a table in a thatched interior, with a clergyman and officer in uniform.

Europees kaartgezelschap op Ceylon

1785

Pen and grey wash drawing of three dogs resting together beside a wicker basket and stone wall.

Honden

1770

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded hill with buildings, a windmill, a horse-drawn cart and handwritten Dutch notes on the page.

Montferberg

1770

Hand-coloured drawing of a slender lizard with a long tail and yellow flank, with Dutch annotations on a sketchbook page.

Land- en waterhagedis

1785

Watercolor drawing of a dark green lizard with a crested back and long curling tail, on a bound album page.

Boomhagedis

1785

Two grey wild pigs feeding from a round wooden trough, drawn in pen and grey wash on paper.

Varkens zonder achterpoten bij trog

1785

Vier vrouwen aan een tafel tijdens uitstapje naar Falmouth

1778

Pen drawing of two round dinner table settings with dishes, glasses, and a servant at a sideboard, annotated in Dutch.

Tafelschikking en maaltijd tijdens diner te Falmouth

1778

Watercolor of a pink thatched farmhouse with garden beds, a picket fence, and two covered carriages beside it.

Herberg of jagershuis op de Montferberg

1770

Open sketchbook pages with dashed pen outlines of an oval drinking cup and handwritten Dutch notes, 1786.

Doorsnedes van drinkvat van de koning van Kandy

1786

Pencil sketchbook spread with ornamental scrollwork, a small standing figure, and handwritten notes on an open page.

Details en versieringen van drinkvat van koning van Kandy

1786

Grey wash drawing of an ornate lobed pedestal stand with scrollwork decoration, on a sketchbook page.

Voet van drinkvat van koning van Candi

1786

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

Spectators at the Elephant Corral

1785

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

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

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

Allegorie op de samenleving

1777

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

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

Paradise Flycatcher

1785

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 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

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

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

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

Zonder titel

1785