General
General
Object Auto ID
66379
Alternate Codes
159780
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
A rainy afternoon: substitute for an umbrella
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Watercolour of a hunter and his young assistant sheltering next to a shot elephant. The hunter sits under the propped-up ear and his helper sits half inside the exposed rib cage.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Elephant hunting rifle

Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Visible image 100 x 168 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
c. 1870
Maker Comment
BELL Charles Davidson 1813-1882
Collector Comment
Pencil and watercolour on paper
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