Plantation in Surinam

• Plantation in Surinam
• Plantation in Suriname

SK-A-4075

signature and date: ‘Valkenburg Surin: 1707’

Jonas Witsen inherited the Waterland, Surimombo, and Palmeneribo plantations from his wife Sara Scharphuijzen. He sent the painter Dirk Valkenburg to Surinam to inspect these sites. In the foreground of the painting are some Lokono, among the original inhabitants of this region. The many people who worked in slavery on the plantation are missing in this representation.

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

painter: Dirk Valkenburg

1707

olieverf op doek

• height 67 cm x width 59.4 cm x depth 4 cm
• height 52.5 cm x width 45.5 cm

purchase 1962

Public domain

Inv.;…; from the Heim Gallery, Paris, through the mediation of Mr J. Post, Amsterdam, fl. 27,015.50, to the museum , 1962

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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

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