General
General
Object Auto ID
83145
Alternate Codes
159786
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Local Name
Simon's Town Road, near Farmer Peck's 'Gentle Shepherd of Salisbury Plain'
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Landscape scene with a sandy road running parallel to the sea. In the middle distance a horse-drawn cart with a large flag is moving towards the viewer. View of Muizenberg and False Bay from a point near the present Grand Hotel, on the site of Farmer Peck's inn, which is not shown. Half-buried cannon next to the road.
Provenance
Purchased 1941 - see notes
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Muizenberg False Bay Cannon
Inscriptions
No visible inscription
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Dimension Comments
Wood frame; Visible image 195 x 282 mm.
History
History
Object Age Comment
c.1838
Maker Comment
WEBB SMITH, Christopher, 1793-1871
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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Site Association
Site Association
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Assessments
Movements
Declaration
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