IMAGE
Martens, Conrad, 1801-1878 :[Explorers or Roundhead soldiers outside a cave, and near a tree. 1640s? Painted 1840s?]
- Date
- 1840 - 1642 - 1850 - 1649
- By
- Martens, Conrad, 1801-1878
- Reference
- A-196-017
- Description
Several armed men, with high hats, and 17th century clothing, carrying arms or large staves, walking towards a large tree. On the left is a cave, with a seated figure at its mouth. The figure is pointing towards the tree. Possibly an illustration for a historic story
May show the incident when King Charles was found hiding in an oak tree
On verso: four sealing wax remnants, suggesting the picture was once in an album
Other information: Other historic or fictional images by Martens are known, e.g.'Man in period costume' and 'Study of man with ruff', both watercolours, National Library of Australia. This work was initially assumed to show Australia, on acquisition
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - C M [in red brushpoint]
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour and chalk on card, 86 x 109 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour and chalk on card, 86 x 109 mm
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