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Johannes van den Bosch (1780-1844), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Colonial Minister
Also titled Johannes van den Bosch (1780-1844), Gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands-Indië, minister van koloniën
Cornelis Kruseman (Amsterdam, 1797–1857)
1829
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- depth 12 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Gift of Jonkvrouw J.C.C. van den Bosch, The Hague
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
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.
