Laurens Pit has an audience with sultan Abdul Hasan in Golkonda

Laurens Pit has an audience with sultan Abdul Hasan in Golkonda, in 1686.

The centre portion of this representation shows a screened off space. In the front of this space, screened from the rest, is a tent in which three men are seated. Two guards and two servants stand before the tent. The rearmost part of the demarcated space comprises a garden, in which a second tent has been erected. A dog sits in the opening. Four smaller tents are depicted to the left of the large one. A servant feeds a range of different birds. There are also several cages containing birds. Behind the tent sits a Dutch figure, the VOC ambassador Laurens Pit. This canvas was previously known as the 'Ketalaar canvas', a name deriving from Johan Ketelaar. This VOC official never visited the sultan, however. An Indian servant with a fan of peacock feathers stands behind Laurens Pit, while two Europeans stand in front of him. An Indonesian and a European are seated before him on the ground. In addition a further four guards, two Europeans and four Indonesian figures are depicted. Surrounding the screened off area is the rest of the camp: warriors, horses, camels, cattle, donkeys, Europeans and women. In the foreground of the canvas there is an exodus of footsoldiers and military on horseback, among which another European figure in a litter.