General
General
Object Auto ID
70931
Alternate Codes
231163
Common Name
Watercolour and drawing
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Baine's Kloof - as it was. 4000 feet high; Bain's Kloof - as it was, with ox wagon. [c.1850]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Covered wagon being drawn up a steep hill by six pairs of oxen assisted by four figures. Signs of previous attempts to cross the mountain represented on right in the ox skull and a broken wagon wheel.

Provenance

Unknown

Description
Distinguishing Features

Bain's Kloof Wellington. Mountain passes. Wagons oxen

Inscriptions
b.r. signed in ink "J. Selleney" and titled "Baine's Kloof"; b.c. Title in pencil and "Einst H3, 8046". On backing board "Baine's Kloof - as it was 4000 feet high".
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
3 unframed original in portfolio with 31508 and 31509; Image/paper size 210 x 152 mm
History
Object Age Comment
[c.1857]
Maker Comment
SELLENY, Joseph, 1824-1875
Collector Comment
Watercolour and pen and ink drawing
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