General
General
Object Auto ID
73074
Alternate Codes
159841
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
A cactus-like plant, the thorns of which cover a small section of the plant only. It is on a greyish piece of soil. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Euphorbe Piramidale D'ont le lait est un Poison des plus Violents. Du Pais des Grands Namaquois. Dans l'Interieur du Cap.; Pyramidial euphorbia, the milk of which is one of the strongest of poisons. From the Great Namaqualand, in the Cape interior.
Provenance
Purchased at Sotheby's, London in 1963
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Botanical [plates 119-165]
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size (inside border) 388 x 227 mm
History
History
Object Age Comment
[1785-1795, 1811]
Maker Comment
LE VAILLANT, Francois, 1753-1824. Reinold, Johann Lebrecht
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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