Lot Essay
The artist was Governor of the Fiji Islands and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific in 1886 and Governor of Natal 1889-1893
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Colonel Sir Charles Mitchel (1836-1899)
Details
Colonel Sir Charles Mitchel (1836-1899)
Clarence Lake, New South Wales
inscribed 'Clarence Lake/N.S. Wales' and inscribed 'Clarence Lake/N.S. Wales' on the reverse, with inscription 'Sir Chs. Col. Mitchel' on the mount, pencil and brown wash, unframed
7 5/8 x 10 7/8in. (19.4 x 27.6cm.)
Clarence Lake, New South Wales
inscribed 'Clarence Lake/N.S. Wales' and inscribed 'Clarence Lake/N.S. Wales' on the reverse, with inscription 'Sir Chs. Col. Mitchel' on the mount, pencil and brown wash, unframed
7 5/8 x 10 7/8in. (19.4 x 27.6cm.)
Provenance
General Sir Abraham Josias Cloete and thence by descent to the present owner (see note to lot 50)