Artworks
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| Thomas Baines. Attack on the Amatolas, June 1851 Oil on canvas | Thomas Baines. From the top of Hill Street, Grahamstown, 1848 Watercolour |
Artworks in The Brenthurst Library complement the collection of published works and manuscripts in their subject coverage. They are visual depictions by well-known artists, local and visitors, of southern Africa - its history, geography, people and natural splendours, from the seventeenth century to the present. The collection comprises original works in a variety of media - watercolour, pencil and oil - as well as prints, including engravings, lithographs and etchings, of historical importance.
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| Melton Prior. Locusts passing through Pritchard Street, March 26, 1896 Pencil | Charles Davidson Bell. Cape washerwomen, 1833 Pencil |
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| William Hodges. A view of Table Mountain and Cape Town, 1785 Hand-coloured aquatint |
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