Pick of the week: A woman’s first-hand view of the Cape

Two previously unpublished watercolours painted by Lady Anne Barnard (1750-1825) during her momentous visit to the Cape of Good Hope emerged for sale at Stephan Welz & Co in South Africa earlier this month. They came for sale from the descendants of Lady Anne who had owned them since 1966.

Raised in a secluded castle on the coast of Fife by James Lindsay (1691-1768), the impoverished 5t…

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