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Ceylon Collection

Background imageCeylon Collection: Sinhalese washerman, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Sinhalese washerman, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Sinhalese washerman, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of an elderly man with hair ornament. Singhelese in Kandy. From " Rund um die Erde", by C. W. Allers

Background imageCeylon Collection: Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: taming a wild elephant, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: taming a wild elephant, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: taming a wild elephant, 1864. Engraving of a photograph '...of the great elephant-catching expedition to a place called Ebbewellepittia...so as to

Background imageCeylon Collection: Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: an elephant noosed, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: an elephant noosed, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: an elephant noosed, 1864. Engraving of a photograph '...of the great elephant-catching expedition to a place called Ebbewellepittia...so as to afford

Background imageCeylon Collection: Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: herd of wild elephants, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: herd of wild elephants, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: herd of wild elephants, 1864. Engraving of a photograph '...of the great elephant-catching expedition to a place called Ebbewellepittia...so as to

Background imageCeylon Collection: Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: testing the rope, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: testing the rope, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: testing the rope, 1864. Engraving of a photograph '...of the great elephant-catching expedition to a place called Ebbewellepittia...so as to afford

Background imageCeylon Collection: Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: an elephant kraal, with the 'grand stand'..., 1864

Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: an elephant kraal, with the "grand stand"..., 1864
Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: an elephant kraal, with the "grand stand" for the English visitors, 1864

Background imageCeylon Collection: Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: the alarm, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: the alarm, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: the alarm, 1864. Engraving of a photograph '...of the great elephant-catching expedition to a place called Ebbewellepittia...so as to afford the utmost

Background imageCeylon Collection: The lighthouse and flagstaff at Colombo, Ceylon, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The lighthouse and flagstaff at Colombo, Ceylon, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The lighthouse and flagstaff at Colombo, Ceylon, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Slinn and Co. Coastal scene in what is now Sri Lanka

Background imageCeylon Collection: Portrait of Philippus Baldaeus and Gerrit Mossopotam, 1668. Creator: Johan De La Rocquette

Portrait of Philippus Baldaeus and Gerrit Mossopotam, 1668. Creator: Johan De La Rocquette
Portrait of Philippus Baldaeus and Gerrit Mossopotam, 1668. Philippus Baldaeus was active as a minister for the VOC on Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from 1654 to 1665

Background imageCeylon Collection: Landing of the Prince of Wales at Colombo: the Governor introducing Cinghalese... 1876

Landing of the Prince of Wales at Colombo: the Governor introducing Cinghalese... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Landing of the Prince of Wales at Colombo: the Governor introducing Cinghalese chiefs to the Prince [of Wales], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The Governor (the Right Hon. W. H)

Background imageCeylon Collection: Sketches at Kandy, Ceylon, by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Sketches at Kandy, Ceylon, by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Sketches at Kandy, Ceylon, by one of our special artists, 1876. Priest of the Malwatta Monastery; Temple Dancers of the Pera-Hara; Flower Offerings at the Door of the Tooth Temple; Manika

Background imageCeylon Collection: Cinghalese Chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by... 1876

Cinghalese Chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Cinghalese Chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Royal visit of the future King Edward VII

Background imageCeylon Collection: Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit, from a sketch by one... 1876

Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit, from a sketch by one... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit [of the Prince of Wales], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imageCeylon Collection: The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy... 1876

The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy... 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII on a royal visit to India

Background imageCeylon Collection: Preparing the decorations at Colombo, Ceylon, for the Royal Visit, from a sketch by one... 1876

Preparing the decorations at Colombo, Ceylon, for the Royal Visit, from a sketch by one... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Preparing the decorations at Colombo, Ceylon, for the Royal Visit [of the Prince of Wales], from a sketch by one of our special artists

Background imageCeylon Collection: The Dalada as it is exhibited for the worship of the Cinghalese, 1876. Creator: Unknown

The Dalada as it is exhibited for the worship of the Cinghalese, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Dalada as it is exhibited for the worship of the Cinghalese, 1876. The tooth relic has a long and eventful history, which includes the strong probability that it is not even the tooth which it

Background imageCeylon Collection: The Dalada, or tooth relic of Buddha, and golden lotus flower in the Maligawa Temple, Kandy

The Dalada, or tooth relic of Buddha, and golden lotus flower in the Maligawa Temple, Kandy... 1876 Creator: Unknown
The Dalada, or tooth relic of Buddha, and golden lotus flower in the Maligawa Temple, Kandy, Ceylon, as exhibited to the Prince of Wales, 1876

Background imageCeylon Collection: Four Different Birds on a Branch, c.1730-c.1792. Creator: Aert Schouman

Four Different Birds on a Branch, c.1730-c.1792. Creator: Aert Schouman
Four Different Birds on a Branch, c.1730-c.1792. According to the artist's notes on the back of this drawing, these birds are from Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) in South Asia

Background imageCeylon Collection: Count Van Ranzow's Estate, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Count Van Ranzow's Estate, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Count Van Ranzow's Estate, 1785. View from the room where I stayed'. Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Courtyard with coconut trees and a white building with a red tiled roof

Background imageCeylon Collection: Wagtail with Fruit, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Wagtail with Fruit, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Wagtail with Fruit, 1785. Bird from Ceylon. A small bird with 4 chestnuts, one of which is cut open....doesn't hop, lives on flies and caterpillars...Ceylon Adam's Apple is poisonous

Background imageCeylon Collection: Ceylon sloth, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Ceylon sloth, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Ceylon sloth, 1786. Lemur tardigradus on board a ship....slept all day with his snout in his chest, in the evening & at night he walked about in his cage, and climbed upside down

Background imageCeylon Collection: The Uytlught Country House, Colombo, c.1750. Creator: B. van Lier

The Uytlught Country House, Colombo, c.1750. Creator: B. van Lier
The Uytlught Country House, Colombo, c.1750. Dutch colonialists in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Attributed to B. van Lier

Background imageCeylon Collection: Reading the News of the Fall of Sebastopol at Ceylon, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Reading the News of the Fall of Sebastopol at Ceylon, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Reading the News of the Fall of Sebastopol at Ceylon, 1856. Crimean War news. Engraving...from a photograph by Mr. Parting...representing the scene in the Colombo Observer office during the reading

Background imageCeylon Collection: The Great Pagoda in Chalembron, India, 1774. Creator: Carel Frederik Reimer

The Great Pagoda in Chalembron, India, 1774. Creator: Carel Frederik Reimer
The Great Pagoda in Chalembron, India, 1774. Tiruvetkalam Pasupatheswarar Temple at Cidambaram, dedicated to Shiva, the Lord of the Dance

Background imageCeylon Collection: Reception of the envoys of the King of Kandy by Governor Imam Falck, 1772

Reception of the envoys of the King of Kandy by Governor Imam Falck, 1772. Creator: Carel Frederik Reimer
Reception of the envoys of the King of Kandy by Governor Imam [sic] Falck, 1772. Iman Willem Falck, Governor of Zeylan (Dutch Ceylon, now Sri Lanka)

Background imageCeylon Collection: Coomarasumay, Dr. portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 14. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Coomarasumay, Dr. portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 14. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Coomarasumay, Dr. portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 14

Background imageCeylon Collection: Elephant assisting to lay down water-pipes near Kandy, in Ceylon, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Elephant assisting to lay down water-pipes near Kandy, in Ceylon, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Elephant assisting to lay down water-pipes near Kandy, in Ceylon, 1856. View of...the great waterworks at present in course of erection upon Messrs

Background imageCeylon Collection: Dr. Coomarasumay, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 5. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Dr. Coomarasumay, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 5. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Dr. Coomarasumay, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 5. Ceylonese philosopher, historian, author, metaphysician and philosopher Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

Background imageCeylon Collection: Dr. Coomarasumay, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 5. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Dr. Coomarasumay, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 5. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Dr. Coomarasumay, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 5. Ceylonese philosopher, historian, author, metaphysician and philosopher Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

Background imageCeylon Collection: 'Dr. Syntax in Ceylon, 1890. Creator: Unknown

'Dr. Syntax in Ceylon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Syntax in Ceylon, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Background imageCeylon Collection: The Graphic, Front Cover June 19th. 1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown

The Graphic, Front Cover June 19th. 1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover June 19th. 1886, 1886. The Ceylon tea industry - Tamul girl plucking a tea bush. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageCeylon Collection: The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Ceylon, 1835, 1886. Creator: H Hammal

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Ceylon, 1835, 1886. Creator: H Hammal
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Ceylon, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageCeylon Collection: 'Free Rest House and Orchard for Poor Wayfarers in Morotto, 1891. Creator: LK van Dort

'Free Rest House and Orchard for Poor Wayfarers in Morotto, 1891. Creator: LK van Dort
'Free Rest House and Orchard for Poor Wayfarers in Morotto, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageCeylon Collection: 'Alfred House, Colombo, The Town Residence of Lady de Soysa, 1891. Creator: LK van Dort

'Alfred House, Colombo, The Town Residence of Lady de Soysa, 1891. Creator: LK van Dort
'Alfred House, Colombo, The Town Residence of Lady de Soysa. 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageCeylon Collection: 'The de Soysa Lying-In Home and Medical Museum, Colombo, 1891 Creator: LK van Dort

'The de Soysa Lying-In Home and Medical Museum, Colombo, 1891 Creator: LK van Dort
'The de Soysa Lying-In Home and Medical Museum, Colombo, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageCeylon Collection: 'Lady de Soysa, widow of the late CH de Soysa, 1891. Creator: Unknown

'Lady de Soysa, widow of the late CH de Soysa, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'Lady de Soysa, widow of the late CH de Soysa, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageCeylon Collection: 'The Prince of Wales College, Morottos, Ceylon, 1891. Creator: LK van Dort

'The Prince of Wales College, Morottos, Ceylon, 1891. Creator: LK van Dort
'The Prince of Wales College, Morottos, Ceylon, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageCeylon Collection: Buddha Standing with Hand in the Gesture of Reassurance (Abhayamudra), 18th century

Buddha Standing with Hand in the Gesture of Reassurance (Abhayamudra), 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Standing with Hand in the Gesture of Reassurance (Abhayamudra), Kandyan period (1480-1815), 18th century

Background imageCeylon Collection: Buddha Standing with Hand in the Gesture of Reassurance (Abhayamudra) with...(1480-1815)

Buddha Standing with Hand in the Gesture of Reassurance (Abhayamudra) with...(1480-1815). Creator: Unknown
Buddha Standing with Hand in the Gesture of Reassurance (Abhayamudra) with Radiating Nimbus, Kandyan period (1480-1815)

Background imageCeylon Collection: Palm grove in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny

Palm grove in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny
Palm grove in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858

Background imageCeylon Collection: Path to the gate in Point de Galle on Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny

Path to the gate in Point de Galle on Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny
Path to the gate in Point de Galle on Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858

Background imageCeylon Collection: Path to the gate in Point de Galle on Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny

Path to the gate in Point de Galle on Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny
Path to the gate in Point de Galle on Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858

Background imageCeylon Collection: Point de Galle in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny

Point de Galle in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny
Point de Galle in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858

Background imageCeylon Collection: Rosama and Sandenam, Tamil girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Rosama and Sandenam, Tamil girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Rosama and Sandenam, Tamil girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of two young women in what is now Sri Lanka. Rosama und Sandenam - Tamilmadchen, Kandy

Background imageCeylon Collection: Sinhalese girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Sinhalese girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Sinhalese girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of children in what is now Sri Lanka. Singhalesische madchen, Kandy. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C

Background imageCeylon Collection: Street scene in a fishing village, Mutwal, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Street scene in a fishing village, Mutwal, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Street scene in a fishing village, Mutwal, Ceylon, 1898. Boy with his catch in what is now Sri Lanka. Strasse in Fischerdorf Mut-Wal

Background imageCeylon Collection: Pina - drummer boy in a Buddhist temple, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Pina - drummer boy in a Buddhist temple, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Pina - drummer boy in a Buddhist temple, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of a child with a set of double drums secured round his waist. Pina, Trommeljunge in Buddha-Tempel

Background imageCeylon Collection: Tea pickers, Peradeniya, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Tea pickers, Peradeniya, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Tea pickers, Peradeniya, Ceylon, 1898. In der Theefelden bei Paradenia. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers



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