6620 (2) Artwork

General

Object Auto ID

79745

Common Name

Lithograph

Classified Name

PLATE, LITHOGRAPH

Quantity

1.00

Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Part of a book, see 6620. The kafirs [sic] illustrated in a series of drawings taken among the Amazulu, Amaponda, and Amakosa tribesalso portraits of the Hottentot, Malay, Fingo, and other races inhabiting Southern Africa : together with sketches of landscape scenery in the Zulu country, Natal, and the Cape Colony; Karel, a Malay priest, at prayer: His wife Nazea

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description

Technique Types

Lithography

Distinguishing Features

Muslim Islam Cape Malay religion Lion's Head Bo-Kaap Imam Gasanodien

Inscriptions

For Karel: Written b.r: Cape Town May 1847. Written indistinctly in Arabic script b.l: Hajji Hasan [or Husayn] al- Abdallah. For Nazea: Written b.c. in Arabic script: Nasiya Printed info below images very indistinct. See Notes.

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Dimension Comments

Bound book

History

Object Age Comment

original 1847, published 1849

Maker Comment

ANGAS, George French, 1822-1886

Production Place

London

Collector Comment

Hand-coloured lithograph

Date Retrieved	Reference Types	Citation

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