Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851, "Cape Town/Henry de ____[?]", circa 1846-1851
- Call Number:
- MSS 11
- Creator:
- Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851
- Title(s):
- "Cape Town/Henry de ____[?]"
- Date:
- circa 1846-1851
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series IV: Watercolors and Drawings
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 5e(8)
- Provenance:
- Acquired 1995, Paul Mellon Fund.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Small watercolor sketch of Cape Town, done with fine attention to detail. Scene shows two people standing at some distance from foreground, under a group of cypress trees. They look down through hills on either side to the town at the base, on the shore. Mountains are shown on the distant coast. Labeled in graphite. On reverse is a rough graphite/sepia wash sketch of an African man wearing a pointed straw sunhat. Written in graphite is the name, "Henry de ___," along with other graphite scribblings, done as though to practice handwriting.
- Physical Description:
- 1 watercolor and 1 watercolor-and-graphite sketch, on either side of sheet ; 10 x 15.5 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Diaries, Graphite drawings, Landscape drawings, Letters, Travel sketches, and Views
- Subject Terms:
- BritishColoniesColonizationDescription and travelHistoryMemorialsXhosa (African people)
- Subject Period:
- 1795-187219th centuryFrontier Wars, 1811-1878
- Associated Places:
- AfricaCape of Good HopeCape of Good Hope (South Africa)Great BritainSouth Africa
- Associated People/Groups:
- De Smidt, Annie, 19th centGreat Britain. ArmyGreat Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire RegimentHall, Morris, CaptainMansergh, John CravenMichell, John, Sir, 1781-1866Norris, Dennis George, b. 1798 or 9Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851South Africa. Army. Imperial Cape Mounted Riflemen
- Finding Aid Title:
- Robert Provo Norris Collection
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/4.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/973
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/973?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1