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Jacob Mathieusen and his wife pose against a backdrop of Batavia harbour

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Jacob Mathieusen and his wife pose against a backdrop of Batavia harbour

Cuyp, Aelbert

Jacob Mathieusen and his wife against a backdrop of Batavia harbour.

On the left a servant holding a sunshade, or 'pajong'.

The artist has painted the figures on an imaginary piece of land.

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