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A PORTRAIT OF SRI VIKRAMA RAJASINHA, KING OF KANDY (R.1798-1815)
SRI LANKA, 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments on wood, depicted standing in full regalia holding a sash in his right hand a staff in his left, within black and red rules and scrolling floral margins
12¾ x 8⅛in. (31.4 x 20.6cm.)

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Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was a member of the Madurai royal family. He succeeded his uncle Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha as the King of Kandy at the age of eighteen. He was the last Nayak king to rule the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka.

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