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Memorial tablet of Arnoldus van Wachtendonck (died 1668), deputy director of Bengal (1665-68)
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Memorial tablet of Arnoldus van Wachtendonck (died 1668), deputy director of Bengal (1665-68)

anonymous · 1668 · sawing; carpentry; painting technique; wood (plant material); tropisch hout; oil paint (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Black painted diamond-shaped memorial board of Arnoldus van Wachtendonck, deputy director of Bengal (1665-1668). Made of Indian wood with a profiled wooden frame. In the center a helmeted coat of arms: a heraldic lily on a yellow field. Mantling and head of a black man as crest. Around it an inscription in yellow letters: 'Obyt W.A. Den 13 AuGusT Ano 1668'.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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rouwbordArnoldus van WachtendonckVerenigde Oostindische Compagniearmorial bearing, heraldryBengalenChunchura
Credit lineGrafbord van Arnoldus van Wachtendonck (gestorven 1668), plaatsvervangend directeur van Bengalen (1665-68). 1668. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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