General
General
Object Auto ID
72908
Alternate Codes
231188
Common Name
Aquatint
Classified Name
Local Name
View of Cape Town and its environs
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
View of Cape Town from a distance in the bay. Many sailing craft in the foreground. Almost half the image is sky. The mount cuts off quite a large area on the right, compared to the other version 43178.
Provenance
Clarke's Bookshop (see Admin Notes)
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Table Bay Table Mountain City Bowl Groote Kerk St George's Church Lutheran church D'Urban ships rowing boat
Inscriptions
Below image b.l. Drawn by C. Carstens Schonegevel; b.c. London, Published Feby 15th 1837, by Ackermann & Co. Strand; b.r. Engraved by Newton Fielding; b.c. To His Excellency Major General Sir Benjamin D'Urban, K.C.B. &c. Governor and Commander in Chief of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africas, &c. &c. This View of Cape Town, and its Environs/ Is most respectfully dedicated with permission By His Excellency's most obedient and most humble Servant [rest cut off by mount, see 43178 for full wording.]
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Dimension Comments
White painted wood frame with inner gold trim.; Visible image 320 x 545 mm.
History
History
Object Age Comment
Published 1837
Maker Comment
SCHONEGEVEL, Christiaan Carstens, 1808-1843. Fielding, Newton Smith, 1799-1856, engr.
Production Place
User Comment
1. 33797 was on display in room V20. 2. The 1974 reprod. 43178 was on display in the STP's suite until Aug 2007.
Collector Comment
Coloured aquatint
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