East Indiamen off a Coast

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom (signed by artist), c. 1600 - c. 1630

Departure of the fleet of Jacob van Neck, 1598 by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, 1599. After a fourteen-month voyage to Asia, in July 1599 Van Neck returned with a valuable cargo (mainly spices) to Amsterdam. It was the first successful Dutch trading expedition to the Indonesian archipelago. The voyage was financed by a group of Amsterdam merchants who combined to back the venture. Their example was soon emulated. Companies were formed in several cities. This was followed by the foundation of an umbrella enterprise. To be able to compete more effectively with foreign rivals, the grand pensionary, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt proposed that the different companies unite to form the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company or VOC) which was duly founded in 1602.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3108
  • Dimensionssupport: height 104 cm x width 199 cm, outer size: depth 4.5 cm (support incl. frame)
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    East Indiamen off a Coast

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3108

  • Description

    Een aantal Oost-Indiëvaarders voor de kust. Op de voorgrond tal van figuren bij de kust, rechts een sloep.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature, in the middle of one of the flags of the large ship: ‘Vroom’

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Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom (signed by artist)

  • Dating

    c. 1600 - c. 1630

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • support: height 104 cm x width 199 cm
    • outer size: depth 4.5 cm (support incl. frame)

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J.W. IJzerman, The Hague

  • Acquisition

    gift 1930-04-10

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from H.A. Kuik-Visschersdam, Amsterdam, fl. 9,000, to the museum, with support from J.W. IJzerman, 1930; on loan to the Haags Historisch Museum, The Hague, 2005-08; on loan to the Nederlands Openluchtmuseum, Arnhem, since 2017

Documentation

  • Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

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