Dutch Merchant with Slaves Dutch Merchant with Slaves in an East Indies Hills, A Dutch man and an Asian woman walking side by side, followed by two handcuffed men enslaved. The woman is wearing a sarong and kebaja and is holding a cloth in her left hand. The man is wearing a red knee-length jacket that is called justaucorps in Europe. The very low-positioned bag (flaps) are typical of early 18th-century fashion. The wide, turned back cuffs that often have this type of jacket are missing here. The man wears a belt around his waist with a short sword. Under the jacket he wears long indigo
Dutch Merchant with Slaves Dutch Merchant with Slaves in an East Indies Hills, A Dutch man and an Asian woman walking side by side, followed by two handcuffed men enslaved. The woman is wearing a sarong and kebaja and is holding a cloth in her left hand. The man is wearing a red knee-length jacket that is called justaucorps in Europe. The very low-positioned bag (flaps) are typical of early 18th-century fashion. The wide, turned back cuffs that often have this type of jacket are missing here. The man wears a belt around his waist with a short sword. Under the jacket he wears long indigo-colored trousers with garters under his knee. He also wears a hat, scarf, a rattan walking stick and the only ones in the company are shoes decorated with silver buckles. The two enslaved men wear a shawl around the waist, one of them a shawl and both a white cloth around the head. It is not clear whether they are enslaved Africans or Asian slaves. The procession is closed by three Asian men who act as guardians of the slaves. The guards wear blue clothing with a series of buttons on the front. A short sword hangs from a leather belt around their waist. One of the guards is wearing a large flat round sun hat and is holding a spear. The rear guard points to something behind the company, possibly the house in the background. The company is depicted in a tropical mountain landscape, possibly in Indonesia or India. A cross is scratched through the faces of the man and the woman with a sharp object. A frame is painted around in dark green. In original wooden frame., Slavery, serfs and slaves, East India, East India Company, anonymous, Indonesia (possibly), 1700 - 1725, oil paint (paint), canvas, painting, h 48 cm × w cm d cm
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