Gouvernement, kasteelkerk en dragonderwacht binnen het Kasteel te Batavia, NG-1985-7-3-145, Johannes Rach, between 1779 and 1785

Identification title(s): government, castle church and dragoon guard within the castle in batavia. Object type: drawing object number: ng-1985-7-3-145. Inscriptions / marks: inscription, verso, handwritten: 'le gouvernement a batav'. Description: view of batavia. On the right the government, on the left the dragoon guard of the governor general, in the foreground europeans with pajong slaves. The castle church is central. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: jan brandes, drawing by: johannes rach. Place of manufacture: batavia. Dating: 1779 - 1785. Physical characteristics: brush in gray over sketch in pencil. Material: paper pencil technique: brush. Dimensions: h 361 mm × w 522 mm. Subject: what: slavery; serfs and the enslaved street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). When: 1779 - 1785. Where: batavia. Batavia castle. Who: dutch east india company. Acquisition: purchase may 2, 1985. Date: between 1779 and 1785.