General
General
Object Auto ID
66782
Alternate Codes
230894
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Grahamstown, the capital of the Eastern Province of the Cape Colony
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Early panoramic view of the town from the hill, with lush vegetation in the foreground.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Grahamstown horse

Inscriptions
b.r signed W. Austin; b.l title "Grahams Town, the capital of the Eastern Province of the Cape Colonie".
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Brown wood frame with inner gold trim; Visible image 213 x 350 mm
History
Object Age Comment
c. 1851
Maker Comment
AUSTIN, W.
User Comment
1. New Houses of Parliament Room no E135 2. Secretary to the National Assembly's suite EG 33. Taken down August 2007.
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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