Sri Lanka Collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

Buddha Shakyamuni, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Shakyamuni, 18th century

Buddha Shakyamuni (image 1 of 2), 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Shakyamuni (image 1 of 2), 17th century

Votive Stupa, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown
Votive Stupa, 12th-13th century

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

Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. The future King Edward VII meets locals....the great Kandyan chiefs...were marvels to behold

Mr. Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales the address of the Municipal Council... 1876. Creator: C. R
Mr. Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales the address of the Municipal Council at Colombo, Ceylon, 1876. The future King Edward VII recieves a gift from the first mayor of Colombo

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

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

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

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

Covered Bowl, c.1830. Creator: Unknown
Covered Bowl, c.1830

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

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

AI Image - Illustration of an Indian Father Christmas, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI Image - Illustration of a South Asian Father Christmas, 2023

AI Image - Illustration of a South Asian Father Christmas, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI Image - Illustration of a South Asian Father Christmas, 2023

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (image 2 of 5), 8th-9th century. Creator: Unknown
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (image 2 of 5), 8th-9th century

Lower Torso of a Nagini, 8th-10th century. Creator: Unknown
Lower Torso of a Nagini, 8th-10th century

Male Head (Buddha Shakyamuni?), 3rd-4th century. Creator: Unknown
Male Head (Buddha Shakyamuni?), 3rd-4th century

Bodhisattva, 11th century. Creator: Unknown
Bodhisattva, 11th century

Head of a Gana, 8th-9th century. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Gana, 8th-9th century

Base of a Votive Stupa, 8th-9th century. Creator: Unknown
Base of a Votive Stupa, 8th-9th century

Ehelepola Nilame (Chief Minister of Kandy), c.1810. Creator: Unknown
Ehelepola Nilame (Chief Minister of Kandy), c.1810

Buddha Shakyamuni, 17th-18th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Shakyamuni, 17th-18th century

Shiva as the Lord of Dance, 17th-18th century. Creator: Unknown
Shiva as the Lord of Dance, 17th-18th century

Buddha Shakyamuni Reclining, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Shakyamuni Reclining, 18th century

Votive Stupa, 17th-18th century. Creator: Unknown
Votive Stupa, 17th-18th century

Votive Tablet with Ganesha, Lord of Obstacles, c.18th century. Creator: Unknown
Votive Tablet with Ganesha, Lord of Obstacles, c.18th century

Guardian Figure, c.9th century. Creator: Unknown
Guardian Figure, c.9th century

Buddha Shakyamuni, 8th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Shakyamuni, 8th century

Buddha Shakyamuni (image 1 of 4), 7th-8th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Shakyamuni (image 1 of 4), 7th-8th century

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

Stupa, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Stupa, 19th century

Islamic rock sanctuary of Kuragala in Ceylon, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Islamic rock sanctuary of Kuragala in Ceylon, 1785. Kuragala mosque, built under a large rock. With inscription. Copied by Brandes, after a drawing by an anonymous Ceylonese artist

Butter trade in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Butter trade in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Woman and butter seller. With explanatory inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 9

Kelaniya Stupa in Ceylon, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Kelaniya Stupa in Ceylon, 1785. The Kalyani Dagaba or Stupa of the Buddhist monastery Kelaniya Rajamahavihara, with houses on either side. With inscription

Hairstyles, traditional styles in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Hairstyles, traditional styles in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Women's heads showing the hairstyle or Konde'; a merchant, a Singalese, women slaves. With inscription

Ceylon squirrel, (Atlantoxerus getulus), 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Ceylon squirrel, (Atlantoxerus getulus), 1785. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 57

Lovebirds, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Lovebirds, 1785-1786. Dwarf papagaaai from Ceylon in various poses on a stick. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 85

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