In the Old Palace, Kandy, Ceylon - Marianne North
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A quiet interior scene by Victorian traveller Marianne North, depicting daily life within the Old Palace in Kandy, Ceylon.
Marianne North was a prolific Victorian traveller and painter, known for her extensive documentation of flora and fauna across the globe. While her primary output consisted of botanical studies, she occasionally turned her attention to the architectural and domestic spaces she encountered during her journeys. This work depicts an interior within the Old Palace in Kandy, Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka.
The composition captures a quiet, domestic moment within a space defined by its distinctive blue walls and relief carvings. Two figures are seated in the foreground, engaged in tea and needlework, providing a sense of scale to the room. The architecture features arched openings and sculptural elements that reflect the local aesthetic of the period. North employs a clear, observational approach, focusing on the interplay between the cool tones of the interior walls and the bright, natural light filtering through the doorway from the exterior greenery.
North travelled extensively between 1871 and 1885, funding her own expeditions to record the natural world. Her paintings are housed in the Marianne North Gallery at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, which she designed and gifted to the institution. This particular piece offers a glimpse into the colonial-era experience of the region, documenting both the physical environment and the daily habits of the occupants. The brushwork is direct and unadorned, characteristic of her method of working quickly on-site to capture the essence of a location before moving to the next destination. The painting serves as a record of a specific time and place, preserved through the eyes of a dedicated observer.
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In the Old Palace, Kandy, Ceylon - Marianne North
Artist Biography
Marianne North
She was born in 1830 into a wealthy Norfolk family. Her father was an MP. She trained as a singer, but her voice failed and she turned to painting. She was devoted to her father and travelled with him until his death in 1869, which freed her to go further.
She painted plants in oils, not watercolours, and she painted them in situ within their habitats, including animals, people, and temples. In Borneo she painted a pitcher plant unknown to science, which was named Nepenthes northiana in her honour. Charles Darwin personally suggested she visit Australia. She completed 848 paintings in thirteen years, donated 832 to Kew Gardens, and paid for the gallery to house them herself. The Marianne North Gallery at Kew remains the only permanent solo exhibition in a major UK institution. She died in 1890.
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