The Voluntary Sacrifice of Reverend Hambroeck on Taiwan, 1662, Jan Willem Pieneman, 1810

Title(s)

The Voluntary Sacrifice of Reverend Hambroeck on Taiwan, 1662

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-A-4269

Inscriptions / marks

• signature and date: ‘J.W. Pieneman 1810’

Description

De zelfopoffering van predikant Hambroeck op Formosa (Taiwan), 24 mei 1661, Links de Nederlanders verschanst in het fort Zeelandia, waaronder zijn twee dochters, door Hambroeck aangespoord tot volharding. Rechts enkele van de Chinese begeleiders.

Artist

• painter: Jan Willem Pieneman

Place

Netherlands

Dating

1810

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

• canvas
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

height 102 cm × width 114 cm
depth 6 cm

What

• taking leave
• asking someone not to leave

When

• 1661-05-24 - 1661-05-24

Where

• Formosa
• Fort Zeelandia

Who

• Antonius Hambroeck

Acquisition

purchase 1817

Copyright

Public domain

• Zijden draad : China en Nederland 1600-2015, afb. 4.11, p. 89
• Silk thread : China and the Netherlands from 1600, ill. 4.11, p. 89
• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue : first supplement: 1976-91, p. 73