Envoys of the king of Kandy and Singhalese VOC officers at Colombo

Brandes, Jan

Envoys of the king of Kandy and Singhalese VOC officers at Colombo.

The figures (on the left the Singhalese VOC officers and on the right the envoys of the king of Kandy) are grouped around a showpiece bearing the VOC emblem.

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Is part of:

Colombo

Creator

Brandes, Jan (draughtsman)

Period

nov 29. 1785

Material

paper

Technique

watercolour

Kind

drawing

Dimension

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

Number

NG-1985-7-1-8

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Inscription

Singaleezen officiers, en oppassers in dienst van de Compagnie / Gezanten der Candianen met de brief van de Kooning in de hand, met zyn gevolg

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)