Fine Art

Johannes van den Bosch (1780-1844), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Colonial Minister — History & Facts

Kruseman portrayed Johannes van den Bosch just before his departure to the Dutch East Indies. In his right hand he holds a map of his destination, Java. He instituted a ‘Culture System’ there in 1830.

Farmers were coerced into devoting part of their land to export crops, such as coffee and sugar, for the Dutch government. While this income may have benefitted the Netherlands’ treasury, the Indonesian population suffered from corruption, poverty, and famine.

More Artworks by Cornelis Kruseman

Portrait of Rudolphina Wilhelmina Elizabeth de Sturler and her son Richard, oil painting by Cornelis Kruseman

Rudolphina Wilhelmina Elizabeth de Sturler (1798-1873), second Wife of Count Johannes van den Bosch, with their Son Richard Leeuwenhart

Cornelis Kruseman

Portrait of Dominique Jacques de Eerens, oil painting by Cornelis Kruseman

Portrait of Dominique Jacques de Eerens, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

Cornelis Kruseman

Old Woman Reading, oil on panel by Cornelis Kruseman, featuring an elderly woman reading a book.

Old Woman Reading

Cornelis Kruseman

Oil painting by Cornelis Kruseman depicting figures around a Marian altar

Piety

Cornelis Kruseman

Oil painting by Cornelis Kruseman depicting a trio of musicians in folk costume

Of One Heart

Cornelis Kruseman

Portrait of Gerardus Arnoldus Nicolaus Allebé as a young man, oil painting by Cornelis Kruseman

Portret van Gerardus Arnoldus Nicolaus Allebé als jongeman

Cornelis Kruseman

Peasant family in their cottage, oil on panel by Cornelis Kruseman

Peasant Family in their Cottage

Cornelis Kruseman

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More Portrait Art

A young girl in a pale dress stands center surrounded by figures including two women, a dwarf, a dog, and a man with a brush beside a large canvas.

Las Meninas

Diego Velázquez

A European girl wearing a blue headscarf with a yellow drape and a large pearl earring against a dark background.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer

A man wearing a heavy brown coat and dark fur hat with a white bandage on his right ear clenches a wooden pipe between his lips as smoke rises.

Self-portrait with a Bandaged Ear and Pipe

Unidentified artist

Marie de' Medici stands in a lavish black and gold gown with a golden mantle and helmet, crowned by two winged putti above her, with armor and weapons at her feet against a dramatic sky.

Portrait de Marie de Médicis

Peter Paul Rubens

A seated woman in a deep blue and gold gown with a starched white ruff, holding flowers, against a red curtain and grand architectural background.

Anne of Austria, Queen of France

Peter Paul Rubens

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting the Duke on a rearing warhorse.

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi

Peter Paul Rubens

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