General
General
Object Auto ID
66680
Alternate Codes
159560
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Road round the Kloof, Cape of Good Hope; [View of Mr William Liesching's house]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
View across Bantry Bay from the Sea Point side. There are two Cape Malay fishermen on the rocks in the foreground. In the background are several houses on Kloof Road, with the Twelve Apostles on the right.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Bantry Bay Kloof road seascape Twelve Apostles mountains Liesching, William Anthon Joseph. Residence. 1832

Inscriptions
t.l. title "Road round the Kloof, Cape of Good Hope." On discarded backing sheet in pen: Title and date [26th Dec, 1832]
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Visible image 246 x 342 mm
History
Object Age Comment
[26th Dec., 1832]
Maker Comment
D'Oyly, Sir Charles, (1781-1845)
Collector Comment
Sepia watercolour on paper
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