General
General
Object Auto ID
68023
Alternate Codes
159558
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Eland; Album of water-colour facsimiles of Bushman drawings, from originals in the Drakensberg caves, Natal
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Eland facing left with raised legs suggesting movement. Eland has a three-dimensional quality through the shading on the body and the white under belly. (Part of an album, see 1872)

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

San rock art buck

Inscriptions
On work b.r. M. Hutchinson 1879 On mount b.c. Eland. Facsimile Bushman's drawing from Caves in Drakensberg Mountains Natal (Size of original about 24 inches)
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Bound; Image size 252 x 354 mm
History
Object Age
1879
Maker Comment
HUTCHINSON, Mark
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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