5947 (1) Artwork

General

Object Auto ID

76645

Common Name

Etching

Classified Name

PRESS, ETCHING

Local Name

South African Scenery; Blinkwater

Quantity

1.00

Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Dark landscape (evening) with two figures sitting next to a river and trees to the left. The landscape is flat and empty except for two cypress trees in the distance. A koppie rises in the background. (Part of a book, see 5947)

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description

Technique Types

Etching

Distinguishing Features

landscape

Inscriptions

Bottom left of image etched No 9, 1881 S N Swain. Blinkwater written in pencil b.c. of page.

Measurement Type	Unit	Value

Dimension Comments

Bound in a book; Plate size 150 x 200 mm. Page size 280 x 380 mm.

History

Object Age Comment

1881

Maker Comment

SWAIN, S.N. [see Notes]

Date Retrieved	Reference Types	Citation

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