General
General
Object Auto ID
84681
Alternate Codes
159918
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Image of two horns, one longer and with a slight curve, and the other shorter and much more curved. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Les Cornes Figurees du Buffle Sauvage vues de coteet en avant, pesant 15.5 lb. poids d'Hollande.; The shaped horns of the wild buffalo viewed from the side and the front, weighing 15.5 Dutch pounds. [African buffalo, Syncerus caffer [sic]]

Provenance

Purchased at Sotheby's, London in 1963

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Animals buffalo horns

Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size (inside border) 284 x 456 mm
History
Object Age Comment
[1785-1795, 1811]
Maker Comment
LE VAILLANT, Francois, 1753-1824. Reinold, Johann Lebrecht
User Comment
Exhibition curated by Prof Ian Glenn at S.A. Museum: Nov 2012 - May 2013
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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