General
General
Object Auto ID
79415
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Four figures in active movement. Figure on the left holds a shield highlighted in white and patterned with dots. (Part of an album, see 6594) [Album of water-colour facsimiles of Bushman drawings, from originals in the Drakensberg caves, Natal]; Fighting Figures

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

San rock art traditional weapons shield

Inscriptions
On work b.r. M. & G. H. 1879 in black ink On mount title etc
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Image 117 x 187 mm. Backing card 198 x 234 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
1879
Maker Comment
HUTCHINSON, Mark
Collector Comment
Watercolour, gouache and ink on paper
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