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Reception of the King of Kandy’s Envoys by Governor Imam Falck
Also titled Ontvangst van de gezanten van de koning van Kandy door gouverneur Imam Falck
Carel Frederik Reimer (Königsberg, ca. –1796)
1772
- Medium
- paper, watercolor (paint)
- Classification
- drawing
- Dimensions
- height 280 mm x width 430 mm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
The Dutch governor in Colombo regularly hosted envoys from the king of Kandy, complete with the customary exchange of gifts. Interpreters were on hand to facilitate conversation, but real discussions were avoided. For example, the king’s persistent plea for the return of conquered territory was ignored by the Dutch for as long as possible.
