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Drawing of Battle of Elandslaagte

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Description

ObjectFormType: 

  • Drawing

ObjectMaterialType: 

  • Paper

ObjectTechniqueType: 

  • Pen on paper

DistinguishingFeatures: 

Pasted on a page from an old exercise book. Contains the note "Slag by Elandslaagte 21.10.1899 - Na 'n schets van Melton Prior".

TypeValueUnit
20.00
32.50

DimensionComment: 

It is pasted on a page of approximately 32.5 cm (length) and 20 cm (height) but the actual drawing is approximately 25.2 cm (length) and 17 cm (height).
History

ObjectAge: 

80 years 8 months ago

AgeComment: 

It was drawn in approximately 1944

MakerComment: 

It was drawn by my great grandfather Willem Frederik Mondriaan (1874-1944) shortly before his death in 1944.

ProductionPlace: 

  • pretoria

Provenance: 

The drawing was passed down to me as an inheritance.

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