General
General
Object Auto ID
71992
Alternate Codes
160630
Common Name
Lithograph
Classified Name
PLATE, LITHOGRAPH
Local Name
Hercules and the Hydra; Cartoons and portraits from the Lantern and the Zingari : 1873-1879
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of politician as Hercules with sword in his hand on the left facing a hydra the names of black leaders eg Cetwayo, Sekukuni, on the snakes' bodies.

Provenance

Unknown

Description
Technique Types
Lithography
Distinguishing Features

Cetwayo, Sekukuni, Secocoeni, Sandilli, Sandile, Kreli, Usirajo African chiefs

Inscriptions
b.l. V.B., b.c. title.
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Paper size 363 x 513 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
October 19, 1878
Maker Comment
V.B. [Sutton Vane Bennett] (see Notes) Bennett Cornforth & Co. Lithographer
Production Place
Cape Town
Collector Comment
Lithograph
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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