General
General
Object Auto ID
68016
Alternate Codes
230919
Common Name
Aquatint
Local Name
Gezigt van het Fort Frederik [Frederick] en verder militair establissement aan de Algoa-baai, op de zuidkust van Afrika [c. 1800-1810];
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Depicts Fort Frederick situated on the opposite banks of the Baakens River. Wagon fording the river with six spectators on the bank in the foreground. (Part of a collection, see 1863) Album published to illustrate Lodewyk Alberti's " De Kaffers [sic] aan de Zuidkust van Afrika" (1810). Zuid-Afrikaansche gezichten
Provenance
Mendelssohn Bequest 1922
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Fort Frederick, Baakens River military Algoa Bay Forts Wagons Eastern Cape ca 1800-1810
Inscriptions
b.l. W.B.B. Paravicini di Capelli, naar de Natuur getekend; b.r. Gegraveerd door L. Portman.
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Image size 300 x 425 mm. Plate size 340 x 430 mm. Paper size 440 x 595 mm.
History
History
Object Age Comment
[1810] (1811 - see Notes)
Maker Comment
L. Portman, engraver. PARAVICINI DI CAPELLI, Willem Bartholomeus Eduard, 1778-1848
Production Place
Collector Comment
Aquatint and watercolour on paper
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