General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    72954
    Alternate Codes
    159930
    Common Name
    Watercolour
    Classified Name
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    The Parliament Collection:
    Four African men pulling a man (Le Vaillant) seated on a log across a river. He has two guns over his shoulder and two dogs are following him in the water. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Passage dangereux de la Riviere des Elephants.; Dangerous crossing of the Olifants River.

    Provenance

    Purchased at Sotheby's, London in 1963

    Description
    Technique Types
    Distinguishing Features

    Portrait Le Vaillant guns dogs ostrich feathers Olifants River

    Measurement Type Unit Value
    Dimension Comments
    Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size (inside border) 395 x 290 mm
    History
    Object Age Comment
    [1785-1795, 1811]
    Maker Comment
    LE VAILLANT, Francois, 1753-1824. Reinold, Johann Lebrecht
    User Comment
    Le Vaillant exhibition Museum Room Parliament July 2008 - June 2010 Exhibition curated by Prof Ian Glenn at S.A. Museum: Nov 2012 - May 2013
    Collector Comment
    Watercolour on paper
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