Oude, magere Chinees (opiumschuiver?) zittend op een stoep te Batavia, Ernest Alfred Hardouin, 1846

…; collection Adrianus Johannes Bik (1790-1872); his son, Frederik Arnold Bik (1826-73); his son, Mr. Adrianus Johannes Emanuel Arnold Bik (1855-1931); his nephew, Adrianus Johannes Emanuel Arnold Bik (1899-1945); his widow, Mrs. Geertruida Louisa Arnold Bik, née Stemfoort (1905-68), The Hague; from whom on loan, with xx other objects, to the museum, 1968-1999; her heirs, A.J.E. Arnold Bik, Heemstede, Ms. G.L. Arnold Bik, Epe, and A.H. Jager, née Arnold Bik, Den Haag; by whom donated, with xx other objects, to the museum, 1999 {Provenance reconstructed in Scalliet 2001, note 1.}

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