Reception of the envoys of the king of Kandy, 1785, Reception in November 1785 of the envoy of Kandy by Governor Van de Graaff and a company of high VOC officials, with the modlia or interpreter Nicolas Dias Abayasinha Amarasekera central. The reception area is sketched in pencil. The inscriptions refer to the depicted persons. Part from the sketchbook of Jan Brandes, vol. 1 (1808), p. 13 [soldiers in the service of the king of Kandy]., drawing, draughtsman: Jan Brandes, Colombo, 10-Oct-1785 - 30-Dec-1785, paper, brush, height, 325 mm × width, 416 mm

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