Those seeking justice at the Dessave on Colombo

Brandes, Jan

People seeking recourse to law at the Dessave on Colombo.

The 'free' servant is dressed in white and wears his hair in a bun on the left of his head.

Left, a papaya tree.

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Is part of:

Colombo

Creator

Brandes, Jan (draughtsman)

Period

1785

Material

paper

Technique

watercolour

Kind

drawing

Dimension

19,5 x 15,5 cm19,5 x 15,5 cm

Number

NG-1985-7-1-10

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Inscription

dit zyn dergene die buyten voor de Dessave staan of iets gepecceerd hebben of med koopbrieven of iets anders te verzoeken of te doen hebben. / 'een hannikap of vrye bediende te Colombo op Ceylon, met zyn haair geknoopt op de linkezyde'

Sources and literature

Bruijn, M. de en R. Raben, The world of Jan Brandes, 1743-1808: Drawings of a Dutch traveller in Batavia, Ceylon and Southern Africa (2004)