General
General
Object Auto ID
66775
Alternate Codes
159680
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Lighthouse at Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
View of lighthouse, square in plan with stepped base with wood lean-to on the left. Four figures in front.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Lighthouse at Green Point, Cape Town 1860

Inscriptions
b.r. Signed and dated 1860 W. Austin; b.c. Title: Lighthouse at Greenpoint, Cape Town, South Africa".
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Brown wood frame with gold trim, perspex; Visible image 216 x 347 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
1860
Maker Comment
AUSTIN, W.
User Comment
1. New Houses of Parliament (Old Assembly), room no. E.135. 2. Secretary to Parliament's suite EG 33. Taken down August 2007.
Collector Comment
Watercolour and ink on paper
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