View of the palace of the king of Kandy

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View of the palace of the king of Kandy

Rach, Johannes

View of the palace of the king of Kandy. It shows the inner courtyard of the court.

Compare it to the illustration by Jan Brandes: NG-1985-7-3-128.

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Is part of:

Kandy

Creator

Rach, Johannes (draughtsman)

Period

ca. 1770

Material

paper

Technique

pen

Kind

drawing

Dimension

50,5 x 42,5 cm50,5 x 42,5 cm

Number

NG-1985-7-3-126

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

palace, survey / view, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, building, Person

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)