East Indiamen off a Coast
c. 1600 - c. 1630
- Medium
- canvas
- Dimensions
- 104 × 199 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-105743
Departure of the fleet of Jacob van Neck, 1598 by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, 1599. After a fourteen-month voyage to Asia, in July 1599 Van Neck returned with a valuable cargo (mainly spices) to Amsterdam. It was the first successful Dutch trading expedition to the Indonesian archipelago. The voyage was financed by a group of Amsterdam merchants who combined to back the venture. Their example was soon emulated. Companies were formed in several cities. This was followed by the foundation of an umbrella enterprise. To be able to compete more effectively with foreign rivals, the grand pensionary, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt proposed that the different companies unite to form the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company or VOC) which was duly founded in 1602.
Provenance
Gift of J.W. IJzerman, The Hague
Registry history
- c. 1600 - c. 1630 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum
Registered on Collect24
The identity of the collector is never published. Purchase information, documents and the exact location of the artwork remain private.
Ownership not yet verified on Collect24
This artwork is documented in the Global Art Registry, but no Collect24 account is linked to it as the owner. Claiming keeps this record and its Collect24 Art ID — nothing is created a second time.
Do you own or represent this artwork? Claim this artwork →Auction history
Public sale records matched to this work. Ownership is never disclosed.
Loading sale records…