General
General
Object Auto ID
77290
Common Name
Lithograph
Classified Name
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Night scene by moonlight. Three African men wrapped in yellow blankets sit in front of huts on the left. On the right six African men are dancing, holding their spears. More figures are further in the distance. (Part of a book, see 6568)Scenes in Kafirland [sic], and incidents in the Kafir [sic] war of 1851-2-3, from sketches by two officers of the 43rd Lt.-Infantry; Fingoe war dance by moonlight
Provenance
Mendelssohn Bequest 1922
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
kraal huts dancing spears traditional blankets
Inscriptions
b.l. L.G.; below title: Lithographed, Printed & Published by Dickinson Brothers, 114 New Bond St.
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Dimension Comments
Bound; Plate Size: 245 x 348 mm
History
History
Object Age Comment
1854
Maker Comment
GRAHAM, Lumley and ROBINSON Hugh
Production Place
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