A Malagasy Warrior with (1628-1664)

anonymous, c. 1675 - c. 1725

Andries Beeckman (1628-1664). Andries Beeckman recorded the people he saw on his travels to South Africa and Southeast Asia. As far as we know he drew them from life. Only he probably did not see the Khoikhoi woman with an infant in this way, as he copied her from a drawing in an English travel journal. Beeckman’s drawings found favour with European collectors and he also used them as preliminary studies for his paintings.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberNG-2016-37-8
  • Dimensionsheight 320 mm x width 200 mm
  • Physical characteristicswaterverf

Identification

  • Title(s)

    A Malagasy Warrior with (1628-1664)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-2016-37-8

  • Description

    Zwarte krijger in een witte ledendoek. Hij draagt een assegaai (speer) en een rood schild.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    annotation: ‘Koning van de Baij Antonghis op 't Eijland Madagascar’

Creation

  • Creation

    • draftsman (artist): anonymous, Netherlands (possibly)
    • after design by Andries Beeckman

  • Dating

    c. 1675 - c. 1725

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    waterverf

  • Dimensions

    height 320 mm x width 200 mm

This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place

Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Johan Huizinga Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2016-01-21

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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