General
General
Object Auto ID
66607
Alternate Codes
159453
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Head and shoulders of Sammons with full beard and long grey hair though balding.William Layton Sammons ("Sam Sly") 1800 - 1882; William Layton Sammons ("Sam Sly"), the father of South African journalism. Born 1800, died 1882. [Portrait]

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Sammons Journalism

Inscriptions
b.l. signed and dated "W.H. Schroder, 1882"
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Gold wood frame; Image size (oval) 220 x 170 mm
History
Object Age Comment
1882
Maker Comment
SCHROEDER, William Howard, c.1852-1892
Collector Comment
Sepia watercolour on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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