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WD955
- Record Id:
- 040-003289175
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003288785
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184975.0x00057c
- LARK:
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD955
- Title:
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Album of 25 drawings depicting costume and 'antiquities' in Java. c. 1813. The text in this volume is a copy of Boeckholtz's 'History of Java'
- Scope & Content:
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'Book 21'. 25 drawings (ff.78-106) depicting costume and 'antiquities' in Java. c.1813.
The text in this volume is a copy of Boeckholtz's 'History of Java'.
For an English translation made by A. Brand for MacKenzie in October 1814, see MacKenzie Collection 'Private' 16.
The present drawings are illustrations to this text and are listed in 'Copia Beschryving van het Eyland Groot Java door Francois van Boeckholtt', MacKenzie Collection 'Private' 28, text 1-152; list of illustrations 154-65.
The drawings are by various hands: by Javanese and Dutch draftsmen and perhaps by MacKenzie's draftsmen also. The drawing on f.94 is by Boeckholtz himself.
f.1. inscribed in ink: ‘No.’ ‘13. Drawings. This volume contains 25 drawings’; in red ink: ‘C.McK. Book 21.’
Number 13 in Wilson's catalogue, p.581.
'Book 21' in Library's handlist Mss Eur D562/3.
Pencil, wash, and water-colour; size of volume, 13 by 8.25 ins.
f.78 (1) Dhyani Buddha.
Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Copied on the 15 April 1813 at Pondageeda.’
f.79 (2) Nandishvara.
f.80 (3) Ganesh.
See Raffles, ‘History of Java’, ii, 4th plate after 54.
f.81 (4) A Javanese on horseback with a lance.
f.82 (5) Two Javanese jousting on horseback.
f.84a, b (6) A Javanese grandee a. with his retinue, b. in his house.
Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Javanese Grandee going out in great State. A Javanese Grandee as he in ordinary sits in his house.’
ff.85v, 86 (7) Three dancing girls with two musicians and four guards, two carrying pikes.
Inscribed on front in ink with notes.
ff.87v, 88 (8) Three dancing girls (‘tandaks’) with musicians and guards.
Inscribed with notes in ink.
ff.89v, 90 (9) Four grandees at Solo (Surakarta, Central Java) as they go on Saturdays to the tournament, two with attendants.
Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Solo.’
f.91 (10) Sun chariot from Ungaran (Central Java).
See Raffles, ‘History of Java,’ ii, plate after 52.
f.92 (11) Sun chariot from Ungaran (Central Java).
See Raffles, ‘History of Java,’ ii, plate after 52.
f.93 (12) Durga slaying the Buffalo demon.
See Raffles, ‘History of Java,’ ii, 4th plate after 54.
f.94 (13) Female deity.
Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘van Boekholtz.’
See Raffles, ‘History of Java,’ ii, 3rd plate after 54.
f.95 (14) Ganesh.
See Raffles, ‘History of Java,’ ii, 4th plate after 54.
f.96 (15) Brahma.
Inscribed on front in pencil and ink: ‘Copied from B. MS. 16 Apr. 1813.’ (i.e.Boeckholtz MS.)
f.97 (16) a. Siva Guru and b. Visnu.
See Raffles, ‘History of Java,’ ii, 3rd plate after 54.
f.98v (17) Four Javanese soldiers; a. and b. officers.
f.99 (18) Four Javanese soldiers, 4th Life Guards; a. officer, b. private with carbine, c. private with dongabus, d. private with pistol and pike.
Inscribed with colour notes.
f.100 (19) Four Javanese soldiers, 3rd Life Guards.
Inscribed with colour notes.
f.101v (20) Four soldiers, 1st Life Guards.
Inscribed with colour notes.
f.102 (21) Four soldiers, 2nd Life Guards; privates and officers with wands.
Inscribed with colour notes.
ff.103v, 104 (22) (23) The Viceroy as he goes every Monday and Thursday to report to the Company and on Saturday to the tournament.
ff.105v, 106 (24) (25) The Viceroy as he goes in public on feast days.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- MacKenzie Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003288785
040-003289175 - Is part of:
- MacKenzie Collection : MacKenzie CollectionMACKENZIE, COLIN (1754-1821) Madras Engineers 1782-1821; Surveyor-General of India 1817-21.
WD955 : Album of 25 drawings depicting costume and 'antiquities' in Java. c. 1813. The text in this volume is a copy of Boeckholtz's… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003288785[0390]/040-003289175
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MacKenzie Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1812
- End Date:
- 1814
- Date Range:
- c 1813
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: pencil; wash; watercolour
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 550-552
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Costumes
Military
Sculpture
ethnic and religious groups