Pieter Merkus (1787-1844). Governor General (1841-44), Jan Willem Pieneman, between 1844 and 1851

Portrait of pieter merkus (1787-1844). Governor general (1841-44). Knee piece, standing with the left hand resting on a table on which letters and an inkstand lie. Gloves in the right hand, the stitch clasped under the right arm. Part of a series of portraits of the governors general of the former dutch east indies. Collection: paintings; governors general series. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: between 1844 and 1851. Dimensions: drager Height: 141.5 cm (55.7 in) drager Width: 109.5 cm (43.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Pieter Merkus. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Pieter Merkus (1787-1844). Gouverneur-generaal (1841-44) Rijksmuseum SK-A-3801