Het Europeesche Kerkhof te Tanah Abang

Antique chromolithograph of a nun standing between a monument and a tree in the European graveyard. The monument is dedicated to the memory and deeds of Pastor Henricus van der Grinten, whose proselytizing and service was much admired by the religious community of Batavia. This site would later be turned into the Taman Prasasti Museum showing the gravestones and carvings from various memorial sites in Batavia. Among others in the graveyard include Armenian cross-stones, the memorial for Pieter Erberveld, and family plots.

Published in Leiden, the Netherlands, after a water drawing by J.C. Rappard,

Jhr. Josias Cornelis Rappard (1824-1898) was a colonel in the KNIL and a painter. During his posting in the Netherlands Indies 1842-1872, he painted and drew pictures of life and scenes in the Indies that were later, back in Leiden, The Netherlands, would be made into chromolithographs. The Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam holds a large number of these prints and collectors all over the world appreciate Rappard's classic watercolours.

Chromolithography was a popular method for colour printing in the 19th century because of its lower cost and relative ease to mass-produce. The process involves the use of stones and a chemical process to fasten images to the paper. High-end chromolithographs are hand-finished by an artist after the process to ensure the best possible fidelity in each copy.

J.C. Rappard
Title
European Graveyard in Tanah Abang, Batavia
Publication Place / Date
Image Dimensions
Leiden / 1883
175 x 235 mm.
Color
Condition
Lithograph
VG+
Product Price
Product Number
USD 95
SKU #P.0123