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A black & white print, from a disbound book The Queen's Empire 1897 with another print on the reverse.

Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 11.25" x 8.75" or 29cm x 22.5cm, including text and border.

Actual picture size approx 9" x 6.5" or 22.5cm x 16.5cm

This is an antique print not a modern copy or reproduction and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print, please view the scans as they form part of the description.

All prints will be sent bagged and in a boarded envelope for maximum protection.

While every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item.

Text description beneath the picture (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used)

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF CAPE COLONY IN SESSION.

This picture represents a sitting of the House of Assembly at Cape Town, The Right Hon. Cecil Rhodes, who was at that time Premier, occupies the place of honour on the right of the Speaker. The Speaker himself in his full-bottomed wig, the Clerks at the table, and the mace lying in front of them, all combine to tell their story of the British origin of this important Assembly. The portrait of her Majesty the Queen on the wall, and the Royal Arms over the Speaker's Chair, are emblems of the connection which the golden link of the Crown establishes between all parts of the British Empire. Members of the British House of Commons may well envy the comfortable seats and convenient desks with which the members of the Cape Parliament are provided, and which contrast with the limited accommodation and inconvenient appliances of the Parliament at Westminster.