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William Roebuck fonds [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[ca. 1820].

Reference:

R10707-0-6-E

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

203811

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William Roebuck fonds
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Fonds includes:

3 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[ca. 1820].

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

3 watercolours watercoulor, pencil, scraping out.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of works entitled: "A View on the St. Lawrence River"; "Mal Baie Bridge from Near the Church"; "An evening view near Mailby [sic] on the River Murray in Quebec." Works are attributed to William Roebuck.

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Roebuck, William, ca. 1797-1847

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Roebuck, William, ca. 1797-1847 : William Roebuck, ca. 1795/97-1847. He lived in Upper Canada and Lower Canada after emigrating in 1818. After marrying, he lived in New York. Later returned to Lower Canada. Died in the United States.

He was a topographical artist. He apparently left the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, in 1818 to join his family in America. However, there are no records of his military service or training.

He and his brother John Arthur painted watercolour views of Upper and Lower Canada.

Finding aid:

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(Paper) Binder no. 45.

(Electronic) Item-level deascriptions available online in Minisis.

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Citation/reference note:

Bibliographic citation: The Roebuck Story by Senator Arthur W. Roebuck, Toronto (Don Mills): T.H. Best, 1963., Bibliographic citation: Ontarian Families. 2 vols., Toronto, Rolph, Smith and Co., 1894, pg. 175-176.

Source:

Private

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1931-242 PIC
1983-092 PIC
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Box [1931-242] 2001032167

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [R10707] C-104172

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Watercolours: No restrictions on use. Copyright expired; Crown copyright on reproductions. Credit: National Archives of Canada. Documents must be consulted under close supervision for conservation purposes.

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