General
General
Object Auto ID
66685
Alternate Codes
159508
Common Name
Engraving
Classified Name
Local Name
Le Cap de Bonne Esperance
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Table Bay with the mountains and the town in the background. A variety of sailing ships, sailboats and rowing boats in the bay. The buildings and the mountains are not realistically shown.
Provenance
Mendelssohn Bequest 1922
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Cape Town. Table Bay Castle Signal Hill
Inscriptions
B.r. is an address in Paris, possibly the printer: "a Paris chez Daumont rue St. Martin". B.c the title.
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Image size excluding title 232 x 391 mm.
History
History
Object Age Comment
[1754 or 1794-]
Maker Comment
VAN RYNE Johannes, ca 1712 - ca 1760, engraver
Production Place
User Comment
Assembly ground floor passage
Collector Comment
Hand-coloured engraving
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Site Association
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