THE ABSORBERS TOWARDS Q0836+113

We have performed RIJHK(S) imaging of the field around the z = 2.67 qu asar Q0836+113, which presents several metal line and a damped Ly alph a absorption systems in its spectrum. The images reveal the existence of a red K-S = 18.9 object approximate to 11 '' from the quasar. On th e basis of the empirical relationships between absorption radius and l uminosity we conclude that this object may be the CIV absorber at z = 1.82. This could be the first detection of a high redshift galaxy caus ing high-ionisation absorption. After carefully subtracting the QSO, w e do not detect, up to a 3 sigma limiting magnitude for extended objec ts of K-S = 20.8, the damped Ly alpha absorber apparently detected as a Ly alpha emitter at z = 2.47. This imposes an upper limit on its H a lpha emission comparable to the results obtained spectroscopically by Hu et al. (1993). It is also suggested, that object ''SW'' from Wolfe et al. (1992) could be the galaxy responsible for the claimed MgII abs orption at z = 0.37.