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The watercolour dates to Chapman and Baines' ambitious trans-African expedition, 1861-1863. Baines returned from the interior to Otjimbingwe in June 1863.
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Wildebeest, Quagga and Ostriches on the Salt Pan, April 14, 1863
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THOMAS BAINES (1820-1875)
Wildebeest, Quagga and Ostriches on the Salt Pan, April 14, 1863
signed and indistinctly inscribed 'T.Baines/.../18' (lower right), indistinctly inscribed '.../Wildebeestes/Quaggas &/ostriches/The Salt pan/April 14/1863/Tuesday/...' (lower left)
watercolour
11 x 15¼in. (27.9 x 38.8cm.)
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