Dessave De Cock and his officers at Hulftsdorp, Jan Brandes, 1785 drawing The Dessave (European judge employed by the VOC) holds a seat on the gallery of his service home. In front of him are the captains (the representatives or foremen) of the population of Ceylon. Lawyers wait for the gallery. A dog is sleeping in the foreground. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes' sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 15. Hulftsdorp paper. pencil. watercolor (paint) brush ruler and his subjects. colonial government Sri Lanka

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