General
General
Object Auto ID
73082
Alternate Codes
159840
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
A cactus looking plant with a long trunk and many thick branches, with a stone in front of it. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Euphorbe du Pais des Koraquois, qui sen servent pour empoisonner leurs fleches, et les Mares et les Fontaines ou vont boire le Gibier.; Euphorbia from the country of the Koraquas, who use it to poison their arrows and the pools and springs where game go to drink.
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) 413 x 271 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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Site Association
Site Association
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