General
General
Object Auto ID
76684
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
[South African drawings. c.1835]; Travelling wagon
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
A horse wagon being pulled by 10 horses is moving through the landscape to the viewer's left. There are two men on the driver's seat, the one holds the reins and the other a whip. There are a number of passengers seated behind them. The wagon has a roof but is open on the sides. (Part of a sketchbook, see 5949)

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Painting
Distinguishing Features

wagon horses transport

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
Site Association
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