Mosque in the rock formation of Kuragala, Ceylon

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Mosque in the rock formation of Kuragala, Ceylon

Brandes, Jan

Mosque in the rock formation of Kuragala, Ceylon. A white marble building, the mosque was situated within a rock formation.

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Creator

Brandes, Jan (draughtsman)

Period

1785

Material

paper

Technique

watercolour

Kind

drawing

Dimension

19,5 x 27 cm19,5 x 27 cm

Number

NG-364

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

mosque, building, survey / view, monument / statue

Inscription

Mesched = Harun al Rashids + 808 Nadir Schachs + 1747 grafvar i en moske af marmer

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)