Van De Velde, Charles William Meredith. Born in Leeuwarden (The Netherlands), 3 december 1818.
He was trained as a naval officer at the ‘Koninklijk Instituut
voor de Marine’ in Medemblik ( the Netherlands), where he was
taught to draw by the artist P.J.Schotel. In 1837 he sailed for Indonesia
and in 1838 visited Java, Bangka, Riau, Sumatra, and in 1839 Ambon,
Tondano and Saparua. In 1840 he settled in Jakarta, where he worked
at the Hydrographic Bureau. Whilst traveling throughout the Archipelago,
he made many drawings of the locations he visited, which were used for
his ‘Gezigten uit Neerlands Indie’ (Amsterdam, 1843-1845),
a book containing Fifty views of Indonesian topography, making it one
of the very Important documents of its time. The artist left Indonesia
for Sri Lanka in 1847, where he was a missionary for some years. |
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Van de Velde Chute-d'eau-a-tjihuk Order number: LV22 size: 33x49cm |
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Van de Velde Vue-de-Bezokki-et-du Order number: LV24 size: 33x49cm |
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Van de Velde Larade-de-Banda Order number: LV26 size: 33x49cm |
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Van de Velde Valle-de-Batoe-gadja Order number: LV30 size: 33x49cm |
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Van de Velde Batoe-Gantong Order number: LV32 size: 33x49cm |
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Van de Velde Rutne-duene-Eglise-C Order number: LV34 size: 33x49cm |
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Van de Velde Vue-prise-surla-boet Order number: LV36 size: 33x49cm |
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Van de Velde Quartier-Malais-a-Mak. Order number: LV40 size: 33x49cm |
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Van de Velde Larade-de-padang Order number: LV44 size: 33x49cm |
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Van de Velde Phomenade-surla-bive Order number: LV48 size: 33x49cm |
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Van de Velde Eglise-cretiene-Rio Order number: LV50 size: 33x49cm |