General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    74388
    Alternate Codes
    230937
    Common Name
    Painting and drawing
    Classified Name
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    The Parliament Collection:
    Sketchbook of 45 sketches on 59 pages - 12 water colours (most incomplete) and 33 pencil drawings. Contains views of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal and Mauritius. Plates 1-4: Port Elizabeth. 1865, 7-8: East London. 1865, 14: Durban. 1865, 9-41: Mauritius. 1866[Sketch book, 1865-1866 : views of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal and Mauritius]; Numbered and titled by the artist and one other hand. Each page numbered top and bottom with different numbers and some inconsistencies. pp.1-2 t.l. Port Elizabeth xxx 21st 1865, t.r 1. pp.3-4 Untitled pp.5-6 Keiskamma 22.12. 65 Coast Kaffirland [sic] pp.7-8 East London 22-12-65 p. 9 (4) Hole in the wall 23-12-65 Coast Kaffirland [sic] p. 10 (5) Augstand (?) off Natal pp.Kaffirland [sic] 23-12-65 p.13 On the coast, Kaffirland [sic] p.14 Bluff, Natal (pp 15 - 16) 9. XIX D'Urban 25-12-65 p. 17 10. XX Botanic Gardens, Pamplemousses 8-1-65 p.18 11. XVI Botanic Gardens Pamplemousses 8-1-65 p.19 (10). XVII Port Louis 10-1-66 p..20 (11). XVIII Grand River 16-1-66 pp.21-22 (12). XIX Port Louis 10-1-66 pp. 23-24 13. Port Louis from Giant (?) William/ Filotos/ Cacua Mets Larger (?) p. 25 14. XX Place D'Arms, Port Louis p.26 15. XXI Sun Sour King (?) pp 27-28 16. XXII Roman Catholic Church, Port Louis 12.1.66 p.29 19. XXIV Au Salon des Madre, Government Street, Port Louis 13-1-66 p.30 18 XXII The Landing Mauritius 13-1-66 p.31 32 t. 19 XXV Double page Olivia Sugar Works Alciide Sormay p. 33 34 t. 20 XXVI Sebastapol. Double page. p.35 t. 21 L'Etoile Sugar Works, Flag p.36 t 22 XXVIII Riviere Profunda Fila (?) p.37 t. 23 XXIX L'Etoile Sugar Works, Deep River p.38 t.24 XXX Mr Hervetson's House, L'Etoile p.39 t. 25 XXX1 Grande River S.E. 14-1-66 p.40 t. XXXII Grande River S.E. 14-1-66 pp.41-42 t.r. XXXIII The Head of the Municipal Canal pp.43-44. t.r. XXXIV Port Louis from beyond the Champ de Hars? 16-1-66 p.45-46 t.r. XXXV 17-1-66 p.47-48 t.r.XXXVI Mahebourg 17-1-66, b.r.Fouquet, Marian & Passe Islands & lighthouse p.49 t.r XXXVII Mahebourg Grand Port 17-1-66 (31) p.50 t.r XXXVII Mahebourg Grand Port 17-1-66 (32) p.51 t.r XXXIX Mahebourg 17-1-66 (33) p.52 Mahebourg 17-1-66 p.53 t.r. Mahebourg 17-1-66 (35) p.54 Untitled (Sailing/steamship) (36) p.55 t.r. Suspension Bridge, Grand River, Port Louis, X N 18-1-66. t.l. The Honorable Henry 'Ko g?' Residence 18-1-66 p.56 t.r. Port Louis 18-1-66 x t.l 38 Place D'Armes with La Bourdonnais Statue and the Landing Place p.57 t.r. Port Louis 18-1-66 t.l (39) XLIII Poudzgerie? Street with the Club House & St. James Cathedral p.58 t.r. XLIV Boumardins St Pierre The ? Company's Gardens p.59 t.l. XLVi Untitled (boat with rowers)

    Provenance

    Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

    Description
    Technique Types
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    History
    Object Age Comment
    1865-1866
    Maker Comment
    BOWLER, Thomas William, (1812-1869)
    Collector Comment
    Pencil and watercolour on paper
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