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Pieter Cnoll, Cornelia van Nijenrode and their Daughters
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Cnoll was senior merchant of the VOC in Batavia. In this position, alongside his official duties, he could also deal privately and was able to amass immense wealth in just a short time. Cornelia was the daughter of a Company merchant and a Japanese courtesan. This portrait reveals the luxury in which they lived. Their clothing – in the latest Dutch fashion – is enriched with the costliest jewels. In the background are two
of their fifty slaves.
Title: Pieter Cnoll, Cornelia van Nijenrode and their Daughters
Description:
Cnoll was senior merchant of the VOC in Batavia.
In this position, alongside his official duties, he could also deal privately and was able to amass immense wealth in just a short time.
Cornelia was the daughter of a Company merchant and a Japanese courtesan.
This portrait reveals the luxury in which they lived.
Their clothing – in the latest Dutch fashion – is enriched with the costliest jewels.
In the background are two
of their fifty slaves.
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