Dessave De Cock and his Officers, Jan Brandes, 1785

brush, h 195mm × w 155mm More details

Dessave Cornelis de Cock is seated on the veranda of his office, accompanied by his local staff. Originally a Sinhalese position, the dessave was one of the highestranking VOC officials, second only to the governor. Among his responsibilities was the task of ruling on requests and complaints from the local population, who have gathered to the right of the terrace.

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

Identification

Title(s)

Dessave De Cock and his Officers
Dessave De Cock and his officers at Hulftsdorp

Object type

drawing

Object number

NG-1985-7-1-9

Inscriptions / marks

date: ‘Nov:29 1785’
inscription: ‘De Dessave (Cocq) te Colombo op Cylon, met de Capiteins der Cingalezen, zittende in zyn gaanderij om de zaken en geschillen van den inlander af te doen.’

Description

De Dessave (Europese rechter in dienst van de VOC) houdt zitting op de gaanderij van zijn dienstwoning. Voor hem staan de kapiteins (de vertegenwoordigers of voormannen) van de bevolking van Ceylon. Rechtzoekenden wachten voor de gaanderij. Op de voorgrond ligt een hond te slapen. Met opschrift. Onderdeel uit het schetsboek van Jan Brandes, dl. 1 (1808), p. 15.

Creation

Artist

draughtsman: Jan Brandes

Place

Hulftsdorp

Dating

29-Nov-1785

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

brush

Measurements

height 195 mm × width 155 mm

Subject

What

When

1785 - 1786

Where

Sri Lanka

Who

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

Kaneel en olifanten. Sri Lanka en Nederland sinds 1600, p. 58, afb. 2.8
Cinnamon and Elephants : Sri Lanka and the Netherlands from 1600, p. 58, ill. 2.8
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. 257-260 met afb., cat.nr. 71
Het machtige eyland : Ceylon en de V.O.C., R. Kromhout, p. 46 (afb.)
Joan Aalwis Widjejewarddene Senewiratne en de uijtgebreidheid van een mostaart Zaatje. Een Ceylonese beloningspenning uitgereikt door de Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie in 1762, G.P. Sanders, p. 20-21, afb. 8a-b
Jan Brandes, De Landraad te Colombo in 1785, Wilhelmus Hermanus Vroom

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