Plantage in Suriname

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Plantage in Suriname

Creator

Dirk Valkenburg

Dutch Golden Age painter (1675-1721) · 1675–1721

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Date
1707
Medium
canvas, oil paint (paint)
Institution
Rijksmuseum

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.

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