Gezicht op het eiland Kuiper in de baai van Batavia 1855 - 1882

"Gezicht op het eiland Kuiper in de baai van Batavia" is a small oil painting on wood by Jacob Pieter Mercier, completed sometime between 1855 and 1882. The painting depicts a view of the Kuiper Island in the bay of Batavia (present-day Jakarta, Indonesia). The scene is composed of a group of buildings with red roofs, surrounded by trees and a ship docked at the island. The painting is a fine example of 19th-century Dutch maritime art and provides a glimpse into the Dutch colonial presence in Indonesia during this period. The painting is currently 11.1 cm high, 26.8 cm wide, and 4.7 cm deep.