General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    70741
    Alternate Codes
    158961
    Common Name
    Engraving
    Classified Name
    Local Name
    La Table et la ville du Cap (Afrique); [Table Mountain and Cape Town (Africa)]
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    The Parliament Collection:
    View of Cape Town, Table Mountain and Devil's Peak, looking across Table Bay from its south-western shore. Old fort visible in the town scene.

    Provenance

    Unknown

    Description
    Technique Types
    Distinguishing Features

    Table Bay Table Mountain Devil's Peak ships Cape Town female artist

    Inscriptions
    b.r. Imp. Gilquin et Dupain.r de la Calandre. 19 Paris; b.l. Leonie Lacoste Cholet del. Samuel Cholet sculpt; b.c. title "La Table et la Ville du Cap (Afrique)"; below Public par Dufour, Mulat et Boulanger.
    Measurement Type Unit Value
    Dimension Comments
    Unframed and mounted; Image size 104 x 147 mm. Paper size 163 x 250 mm.
    History
    Object Age Comment
    [1772]
    Maker Comment
    CHOLET, Elizabeth Leonie, afterwards Mme. Lacoste, 1821-1851. Cholet, Samuel Jean Joseph, 1786-1874, engraver
    Production Place
    User Comment
    Room No. EG 35
    Collector Comment
    Engraving
    Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
    Site Association
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