General
General
Object Auto ID
66596
Alternate Codes
230883
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Simonstown
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
A long horizontal panorama of False Bay and Simonstown, in four sections.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

False Bay Simonstown

Inscriptions
Inscriptions along the bottom indicate what is in the print: first panel left "Hottentot Holland Hills Light House", second panel Noahs Arc Hook (?), small second panel "Cape Hanglip", third panel Cemetery, Roman Catholic, .... Church". Not signed by the artist(s).
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Black wood with gold trim; Visible image 173 mm x 227 cm
History
Object Age Comment
c.1855
Maker Comment
BOWLER, Thomas William, (1812-1869), and De Smidt, Abraham, (1829-1908), attributed to
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper (mixed media)
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