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The 25 Most Famous Albert Eckhout Paintings, Each One of a Kind
Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 25 works by Albert Eckhout in our catalogue
In short
Dancing Tapuyi Indians (1643) is the Albert Eckhout painting that draws the most eyes; the original belongs to the National Museum, Copenhagen. After it, the eye goes to Portrait of a mulatto man with rifle and sword (1643) and Portrait of a black man with spears and assegai (1641). Among the 25 works of Albert Eckhout in our catalog, these 25 are the most famous, each a unique original presented with its year, its museum and the reason it endures.
1610 – 1666, Groningen
Most works: National Museum
Top 10 paintings by Albert Eckhout, through the gallery's eye
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Albert Eckhout's famous paintings, numbers 11 to 25
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Still-life of citrus fruit and bananas1643 · National Museum
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Still-life of pumpkins, zuchini and leavy greens (paksoi)1643 · National Museum
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Still-life of the tropical fruit manioc1643 · National Museum
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Still-life of flowering coconut palm, nuts and red pepers1643 · National Museum
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Still-life of various of Brazilian nuts1643 · National Museum
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Still-life of slender gourds1643 · National Museum
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Gourds1643 · National Museum
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Still-life of gourds, passion fruit, citrus fruits and cactus1643 · National Museum
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Brazilian fruits1643 · National Museum
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A Cocoa Tree and Roasting Hut1642
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Pineapple, papaya and other fruit1640 · National Museum
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Coconuts1640 · National Museum
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Two dueling tortoises1640 · Mauritshuis
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Still-life of melons, mangos and a grasshopper1654 · National Museum
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American woman1650 · National Museum
Still-life of citrus fruit and bananas1643 · National Museum
12Still-life of pumpkins, zuchini and leavy greens (paksoi)1643 · National Museum
13Still-life of the tropical fruit manioc1643 · National Museum
14Still-life of flowering coconut palm, nuts and red pepers1643 · National Museum
15Still-life of various of Brazilian nuts1643 · National Museum
16Still-life of slender gourds1643 · National Museum
17Gourds1643 · National Museum
18Still-life of gourds, passion fruit, citrus fruits and cactus1643 · National Museum
19Brazilian fruits1643 · National Museum
20A Cocoa Tree and Roasting Hut1642
21Pineapple, papaya and other fruit1640 · National Museum
22Coconuts1640 · National Museum
23Two dueling tortoises1640 · Mauritshuis
24Still-life of melons, mangos and a grasshopper1654 · National Museum
25American woman1650 · National Museum
The museums that keep Albert Eckhout's originals
The 3 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Albert Eckhout | Paintings from this list |
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 National Museum |
Copenhagen | 21 | Dancing Tapuyi Indians, Portrait of a mulatto man with rifle and sword, Portrait of a black man with spears and assegai |
 Rijksmuseum |
Amsterdam | 1 | A market stall in the Indies |
 Mauritshuis |
The Hague | 1 | Two dueling tortoises |
Albert Eckhout across the decades: one unique original for each
Works per decade
Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.
Albert Eckhout's paintings: questions for the gallery
What is the single most famous work of Albert Eckhout?Reveal the answer
Dancing Tapuyi Indians (1643), National Museum, Copenhagen. Portrait of a mulatto man with rifle and sword (1643) and Portrait of a black man with spears and assegai (1641) come next.
At what age did Albert Eckhout create Dancing Tapuyi Indians?Reveal the answer
33 years old: Dancing Tapuyi Indians dates from 1643, and Albert Eckhout was born in 1610.
Which ten paintings by Albert Eckhout are the most famous?Reveal the answer
Dancing Tapuyi Indians, Portrait of a mulatto man with rifle and sword, Portrait of a black man with spears and assegai, Portrait of a Tapuya woman holding human body parts, Portrait of a black man from the Tupi tribe with his bow and arrows, Portrait of a Mameluca Woman, Tarairiu Man, Retrato de Menino, Tupi woman and A market stall in the Indies. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
How many works by Albert Eckhout are known?Reveal the answer
Our catalog holds 25 works by Albert Eckhout, dated from 1637 to 1654.
Where can the most famous Albert Eckhout originals be seen?Reveal the answer
Mostly in National Museum (Copenhagen), Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam) and Mauritshuis (The Hague). The museum table above lists them all.
During which period did Albert Eckhout create the best-known paintings?Reveal the answer
In 1640s: 21 of the 25 works on this page were made then, Dancing Tapuyi Indians among them.
Which famous Albert Eckhout painting is the earliest, and which the latest?Reveal the answer
On this page, the earliest is Retrato de Menino (1637) and the latest Still-life of melons, mangos and a grasshopper (1654).
What Albert Eckhout originals can I see at the National Museum?Reveal the answer
Dancing Tapuyi Indians, Portrait of a mulatto man with rifle and sword and Portrait of a black man with spears and assegai: the National Museum, Copenhagen holds 21 of the works on this page.
Albert Eckhout: a portrait of the artist
A Pioneer of the New World
Albert Eckhout was a Dutch portrait and still life painter born in Groningen, Netherlands. He was the son of Albert Eckhourt and Marryen Roeleffs. During his career, he traveled to Dutch Brazil as part of the entourage of the Dutch governor-general, Johan Maurits, Prince of Nassau-Siegen. Alongside fellow painter Frans Post, Eckhout was tasked with recording the landscape, flora, fauna, and inhabitants of the region.
His body of work includes:
Eckhout's ethnographic works, created between 1641 and 1643 for Maurits, were gifted to King Frederick III of Denmark and remain in Copenhagen. His paintings of the Tupi and Tapuya tribes are considered the first realistic images of these native populations.
Ethnographic and Still Life Works
Eckhout's artistic focus in Brazil included the people, plants, and animals of the region. His ethnographic paintings depicted various groups, including the Tapuya, Africans, Mulattos, and Mamelucas. In his depictions of the Tapuya, he included specific plants, animals, and reptiles to achieve accuracy. His paintings of Africans often featured tropical elements like papaya trees and coastal settings, while his depictions of Mulattos and Mamelucas explored different racial backgrounds and social contexts.
His still-life paintings are noted for their focus on Brazilian fruits and vegetables. In 2002, a restoration campaign allowed many of his well-known paintings to travel back to Brazil for an exhibition at the Instituto Ricardo Brennand in Recife.