General
General
Object Auto ID
84052
Common Name
Lithograph
Classified Name
PLATE, LITHOGRAPH
Local Name
A series of lithographic drawings containing views, characters, plants, etc.,; Hottentot [sic] equiped for a Journey
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
A full-length view in profile of a Khoi man in Western dress. He is facing to the viewer's left. He is carrying several items, including a rifle, a walking stick and a gunpowder horn. His hat is decorated with ostrich feathers and he has a pipe stuck in his hat. (Part of a collection, see 25499)

Provenance

Unknown

Description
Technique Types
Lithography
Distinguishing Features

Indigenous peoples Khoi Rifle Pipe gunpowder ostrich

Inscriptions
b.r. J.C. Poortermans, Lith. b.c. Title Other written below the work.
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
In a box; Image Size: 230 x 235 mm
History
Object Age Comment
1835-1857
Maker Comment
POORTERMANS, Johannes Cornelis, 1786-1870
Production Place
Cape Town
Collector Comment
Hand-coloured lithograph
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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