General
General
Object Auto ID
76682
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
[South African drawings. c.1835]; Kafer [sic]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Watercolour of a young African man, standing upright with a blanket wrapped around his body, showing his legs. He is carrying a spear and what looks like a knobkierie. He has some decorations on his head that look like feathers. (Part of a sketchbook, see 5949)

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Painting
Distinguishing Features

traditional dress weapons spear

Inscriptions
Signed b.r J.W. and titled below the image
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Bound as a sketchbook; Paper size 312 x 230 mm
History
Object Age Comment
1850 (Mendelssohn)
Maker Comment
W., J. [poss John White, see Notes]
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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