South African & International Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Books

Online-Only Auction, 15 - 22 February 2016

South African and International Fine Art

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ZAR 9 368
Lot 179
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852
  • Henry Martens; The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852


Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 368

About this Item

Henry Martens
British 1790-1868
The Capture of Fort Armstrong - Feb 22nd 1851; The Conference at Block Drift - June 30th 1846; The Battle of The Gwanga, Cape of Good Hope - June 8th 1846; and South African Army, crossing the Great Orange River, December 1852

painted by Henry Martens from a sketch by Capt Carey, Cape Mounted Rifles, engraved by J Harris, published by Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1852-1854

four coloured aquatints
each approximately 50 by 66cm excluding frame; the largest frame 87,5 by 101 by 4cm, one unframed

Literature

RF Kennedy. (1976) Catalogue of Prints in the Africana Museum, Johannesburg,  numbers M22 - 25