Martin Palin

Martin Palin was an 18th-century painter known for his portraiture of prominent figures in Dutch colonial Asia, particularly Governor-General Rycklof van Goens. His works offer a glimpse into the lives and power structures of the era.

Portrait of Rycklof van Goens (1619-82). Governor-General (1678-81). Halfway to the right. The right hand resting on a cannonball, on the right a view of the sea with battleships. Above the family weapon.Part of a series of portraits of the governors-general of the former Dutch East Indies.