General
General
Object Auto ID
69973
Alternate Codes
159649
Common Name
Drawing and watercolour
Classified Name
Drawing
Local Name
Table Mountain from the Bay, Cape of Good Hope
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
View of Cape Town and Table Mountain from the Bay. There are several sailing ships in the Bay, and a small sail boat under full sail in the foreground. The depiction of Cape Town is not very realistic, with no Company's Garden and the Castle to the right instead of to the left of the image.

Provenance

Unknown

Description
Technique Types
Drawing
Distinguishing Features

Table Bay Cape Town ships

Inscriptions
b.r. initialed "G.F.W". Small window mount on the left contains the title and that on the right the artist's signature "G.F. White."
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Image size excluding small window mounts 286 x 462 mm
History
Object Age Comment
c. 1834 (see Notes)
Maker Comment
WHITE, George Francis (1808 - 1898)
User Comment
New Houses of Parliament Speaker's suite E126
Collector Comment
Pencil, ink and gouache on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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