Palindroom een methode om insecten te conserveren, Jan Brandes, 1770 - 1808

This work belongs to Album van Jan Brandes, deel 1 (NG-1985-7-1)

Identification

Title(s)

Palindroom een methode om insecten te conserveren

Object type

calligraphy

Object number

NG-1985-7-1-17

Description

In pen staat de omgekeerd leesbare tekst: 'sator arepo teret opera rotas'. Een schets van stopfles met de franse uitleg van de manier om insecten in genever en notenolie te conserveren. Onderdeel uit het schetsboek van Jan Brandes, dl. 1 (1808), p. 28.

Creation

Artist

draughtsman: Jan Brandes

Place

draughtsman: Netherlands
Batavia

Dating

1770 - 1808

Material and Technique

Material

paper
ink

Technique

pen

Measurements

height 195 mm × width 155 mm

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 2-May-1985

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

See the provenance for NG-1985-7-1.

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Relations

Is part of

Album van Jan Brandes, deel 1 (NG-1985-7-1)

Documentation

The world of Jan Brandes, 1743-1808 : drawings of a Dutch traveller in Batavia, Ceylon and Southern Africa, Max de Bruijn, An Duits, Remco Raben, p. 88-92 met afb.

Persistent URL

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