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Diorama
One of a pair of mixed media dioramas (see ZBA2496) in the style of Gerrit Schouten (1779-1839). Schouten was the first recorded artist of Creole origin in Surinam (Dutch Guyana). He produced elaborate dioramas documenting life both in indigenous and escaped slave communities. He is also known for his paintings of the flora and fauna of the colony. For further details of his work see 'Gerrit Schouten (1779-1839), by Clazien Medendorp (Amsterdam: Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen, 1999).
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2497 |
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| Collection: | Special collections |
| Type: | Diorama |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Schouten, Gerrit |
| Date made: | circa 1830 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |