Posthumous Portrait of Herman Willem Daendels, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
119; 6; 98
About this artwork
oil on canvas
Art Historical Context
Step into the Rijksmuseum and gaze upon this striking *Posthumous Portrait of Herman Willem Daendels Governor-General of the Dutch Indies* (1838), crafted by the trailblazing Indonesian artist Raden Sarief Bast Saleh. Measuring 119 x 98 cm, this oil on canvas captures Daendels, who died in 1818, with a dignified poise that honors his legacy. Saleh, a Javanese nobleman born in 1811, painted it two decades after the subject's passing, likely drawing from earlier likenesses to evoke the statesman's commanding presence. Daendels served as Governor-General from 1808 to 1811 during a turbulent era ...