General
General
Object Auto ID
66721
Alternate Codes
159145
Common Name
Ink drawing
Classified Name
Drawing
Local Name
Canis et umbra [The dog and the shadow]; [Cartoon of Paul Kruger]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Bearded figure (Kruger) with his hands stretched over a map of the Transvaal and Orange Free State, as though to protect them.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Drawing
Distinguishing Features

Pres Kruger

Inscriptions
b.c. title "Canis et umbra". Above image on backing board "Va misoio Tantalo Quanta de spe decidisti!" [How much hope have you placed on Tantalus] Below image on backing board "Enfabula. Paule:- corripiens umbram savus canis omnia perdit - Nomine mutato narratur fabula de te." [The story. Paul:- The safe dog snatches the shade and destroys it all - a story about you changing your name.]
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Thin black wood.; Visible image 155 x 203 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
c.1899
Maker Comment
ARTIST UNKNOWN
User Comment
Speccol Exhibition Hall
Collector Comment
Ink on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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