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Malabar officer and rider
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Malabar officer and rider

Jan Brandes · 1779-01-23 - 1785-08-26 · brush; paper; pencil; watercolor (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Colored drawing of two cavalrymen in service of the VOC and of Indian origin. They wear turbans and blue jackets with red sections. The horses wear blue caparisons with crescent moons. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes' sketchbook, vol. 2 (1808), p. 69.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
drawingVerenigde Oostindische Compagnierider, horsemanthe soldierSri LankaMalabar (Kerala)
Credit lineMallabaarse officier en ruiter. 1779-01-23 - 1785-08-26. Jan Brandes. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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