Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5337029
Area
Prints / graphics
Title
CHRISTOFFEL VAN SWOL Gouverneur Generaal Van Nederlands Indiën
Year
1724
Print run
Dimensions
28,9 x 17,7
Printing office
Theme
Details

Portrait of Christoffel van Swol (1668-1718), half-length. He is holding a command staff in his right hand and his left hand behind his back. On the plinth are his coat of arms and name and function in Dutch. Van Swol was Governor General of the Dutch East Indies. Etching and engraving by Dirk Jongman (1684 / 1685-1726), after Matthijs Balen (1684-1766). Signed in print. Used as an illustration in: François Valentyn. "Old and new East Indies, containing an accurate and detailed treatise on Dutch power in those regions." Dordrecht / Amsterdam, J. van Braam and G. onder de Linden, 1724. Source: Rijksmuseum, 2015.

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