General
General
Object Auto ID
72963
Alternate Codes
159885
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Le Brave Hottentot Claas.; The worthy [brave] Hottentot Klaas.
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
An indigenous man with a spear in his left hand, wearing a hat and many colourful beads around his neck. Mountains in the background. (Part of a collection, see 34340)

Provenance

Purchased at Sotheby's, London in 1963

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Indigenous traditional Khoi weapons Ornaments Costumes kaross

Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size (inside border) 395 x 292 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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