General
General
Object Auto ID
66595
Alternate Codes
159767
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
The Castle, Cape Town
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Low lying scene of the entrance to the castle with back views of two soldiers and a goods carrier in the foreground.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Cape Town Castle ca 1830 Soldiers military uniform

Inscriptions
b.r. signed in border "H.C. De Meillon"; b.c. title "The Castle, Cape Town."
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Image size 143 x 199 mm. Paper size 192 x 243 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
c. 1830
Maker Comment
DE MEILLON, Henry Clifford
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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