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Ref: sk-c-1215
Thomas Hees worked as a diplomat in Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli (shown on the map in the book). There, he negotiated the release of Dutch sailors who had been conscripted as slaves. At the same time, he bought the African young man standing behind him, Thomas. He is 17, shoeless, and has an iron band around his neck: a reference to slavery and ownership.
Title: Thomas Hees en zijn bediende Thomas en neven Jan en Andries Hees
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Date: 1687
Medium: canvas; oil paint (paint)
Type: painting
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