Portrait of Jean Chrétien Baud, Governor-General ad interim of the Dutch East Indies

What you see

Jean Chrétien Baud sits in a red armchair, legs crossed, looking out at us. He wears a dark green coat heavy with gold embroidery, a pale waistcoat, a white lace jabot and two decorations on his chest. His right hand holds a piece of paper; his left rests on the arm of the chair.

A red velvet curtain falls behind him, and on the left a large carved stone urn stands out against a sunset sky with orange clouds. Lower down, in the distance, a white building and a palm tree appear. The gold embroidery and the white lace gather the light. Notice the lace cuffs spilling from his sleeves.