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Two Portraits of Roosje
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Two Portraits of Roosje

Jan Brandes · 1779-01-23 - 1785-08-26 · paper; chalk

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

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Red pencil or chalk drawing of Roosje, an enslaved woman from Brandes's household. Profile portrait, her head and upper body in a sarong angled from the front. Part of Jan Brandes's sketchbook, vol. 2 (1808), p. 108.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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drawingRoosje Brandeshistorical personsslavery
Credit lineTwee portretten van Roosje. 1779-01-23 - 1785-08-26. Jan Brandes. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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