General
General
Object Auto ID
66380
Alternate Codes
159755
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Local Name
[Lake Ngami (discovered by Oswell Murray and Livingstone 1849)]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Figures and cattle on the bank of a river with two boats and four figures closer to the river. Does not depict the actual discovery of Lake Ngami by white men in 1849 but Livingstone's second visit in 1850 when he was accompanied by his wife and children who are shown with him in the painting.
Provenance
Mendelssohn Bequest 1922
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Lake Ngami Okavango Botswana Livingstone David 1813-1873
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Dimension Comments
Wood with gold trim; Visible image 840 x 1160 mm
History
History
Object Age Comment
c.1857
Maker Comment
WOLF Josef 1820-1899. Lewis Joseph (Framer London)
User Comment
1. Exhibited at Livingstone Centenary Exhibition 1913 2. Library room no. 1 3. Iziko exhibition Lie of the Land June 2010 - Feb 2011.
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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