General
General
Object Auto ID
72947
Alternate Codes
159956
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
A view of the Cape of Good Hope, showing the mountains and the town. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Vue du Cap de Bonne Esperance par un beau Tems.; View of the Cape of Good Hope in fine weather.

Provenance

Purchased at Sotheby's, London in 1963

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Cape Town Water Battery. Forts. Castle. Table Mountain. Signal Hill Lion's Head Devil's Peak

Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size (inside border) 290 x 451 mm
History
Object Age Comment
[1785-1795, 1811]
Maker Comment
LE VAILLANT, Francois, 1753-1824. Reinold, Johann Lebrecht
User Comment
1. Le Vaillant exhibition Museum Room Parliament July 2008 - June 2010 2. Exhibition curated by Prof Ian Glenn at S.A. Museum: Nov 2012 - May 2013
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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