An African Man Making Music with a Gourd Instrument

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-2016-37-10
  • Dimensionsheight 320 mm x width 200 mm
  • Physical characteristicswaterverf

Identification

  • Title(s)

    An African Man Making Music with a Gourd Instrument

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-2016-37-10

  • Description

    Zwarte man gekleed in slechts een blauw/wit geruite schaamlap. Hij bespeelt een muziekinstrument, gemaakt van een kalebas.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    annotation: ‘Caffer’

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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