General
General
Object Auto ID
66604
Alternate Codes
159618
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Local Name
Ascent of Table Mountain from Hout Bay Side
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Unfinished. Caricature of a party of mountaineers. Mr De Gier is shown being pulled up by Rev. Gohl, while Rev. Van Warmelow who is striding ahead looks back from a higher point. Names pencilled in beneath figures.
Provenance
Mendelssohn Bequest 1922
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Mountaineering Table Mountain Caricatures and cartoons Rev van Warmelow Rev. Gohl religion Mr de Gier
Inscriptions
b.r. title and date "Ascent of Table Mountain from Hout Bay Side, 1865". Figures annotated as "De Gier, The Revd Gohl and Revd Van Warmelow."
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Visible image 238 x 350 mm
History
History
Object Age Comment
1865
Maker Comment
DE SMIDT, Abraham, 1829-1908
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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