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Halte de mendiants [graphic material] by Caroline Drouin

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

1858.

Reference:

R10180-0-6-E

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

199994

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Halte de mendiants
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Date(s):

1858.

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

1 drawing gouache on paper 25.8 x 39.5 cm.

Language of material:

English

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Item is a gouache drawing by Canadian artist Caroline Drouin (active mid-19th century) entitled "Halte de Mendiants" and drawn in 1858, at the Ursuline Convent in Quebec City. The scene in the foreground depicts a group of homeless people (men, women and children) in a moonlit night near a fire, who have taken shelter under one of the arches of a derelict stone bridge spanning a narrow river/stream. The group appears to be in conversation with one another and either waiting upon or having just completed their evening meal. In front of them, just outside the area covered by the arch, can be seen a two-wheeled covered wooden wagon. Behind them, a large blanket divides/separates the sheltered area of the arch into two sleeping(?) compartments, and shows the figure of a man entering the furthest compartment. In the background, a short distance up the river/stream, can be seen a large stone tower with its three windows illuminated and with another large attached building behind it (possibly a mill?). A short distance from the tower can be seen another fire burning close to the river. This composition is probably copied from a contemporary European print.

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Custodial history:

Acquired through IEGOR HôTEL DES ENCANS, Montréal, from an unknown source.

Source:

Private

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2002-01090-0
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Graphic (art)

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Item no. assigned by LAC [R10180] 1

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Copyright: Expired.
Credit: National Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

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