General
General
Object Auto ID
66377
Alternate Codes
159555
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Table Bay and Cape Town
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Very dark-coloured painting of an East Indiaman in the Bay. In the background are impressionistic white squares which probably denote buildings on the shoreline.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Table Bay Table Mountain Devil's Peak ships

Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Visible image 210 x 350 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
1846 (see Notes)
Maker Comment
ARTIST UNKNOWN
Collector Comment
Watercolour and gouache on paper
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