Butter sellers in Colombo

Brandes, Jan

Butter sellers in Colombo.

A woman and a butter trader squatting in a room. The trader is flanked by his companion. The caption explains the way in which butter was traded in Ceylon.

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Is part of:

Colombo

Creator

Brandes, Jan (draughtsman)

Period

1785-1786

Material

paper

Technique

watercolour

Kind

drawing

Dimension

19,5 x 15,5 cm19,5 x 15,5 cm

Number

NG-1985-7-1-5

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Inscription

De Singalesen op Ceilon verkoopen de boter by de maat à 16 stuyvers de kan ...

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)