General
General
Object Auto ID
84689
Common Name
Lithograph
Classified Name
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Lion attacking an African man who is laying on his back on the ground. Standing over the lion is a second man with a spear, about to try to kill the lion. Two more men are looking on in horror. (Part of a book, see 5272) Sketches of some of the various classes and tribes enhabiting [sic] The Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and the interior of Southern Africa, with a brief Account Descriptive of the manners and customs of each; Night Attack, by a lion, on a Caffir [sic] Camp
Provenance
Mendelssohn Bequest 1922
Description
Description
Distinguishing Features
lion spear
Inscriptions
numbered t.r., titled below image and lithographer named b.r. - Dickenson & Co.Lith outside border line
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Dimension Comments
Bound as a book; Image size: 173 x 231 mm
History
History
Object Age Comment
1851 (date from Mendelssohn - see Notes under first entry)
Maker Comment
W., J.
Production Place
User Comment
Dickinson & Co Lithographers
Collector Comment
Lithograph
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Site Association
Site Association
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Assessments
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