Reception of the envoys of Kandy on Colombo

Brandes, Jan

Reception of the envoys of Kandy at Colombo.

Singhalese standard bearers, soldiers, a cannon with ramrod, musical instruments and a for comfort are depicted on the leaf top right. Bottom right we see a 'modlia', also known as a Maha mudaliyar or the translator of the VOC governor on Ceylon.

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Is part of:

Colombo

Creator

Brandes, Jan (draughtsman)

Period

1785-1786

Material

paper

Technique

watercolour

Kind

drawing

Dimension

41,4 x 32,6 cm41,4 x 32,6 cm

Number

NG-1985-7-3-124

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Inscription

Modlia of tolk van de gouverneur op Ceylon met ene groen fluwele rok en goud degen bandelier met een gouden degen, en een goude keting om

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)