Collection search - Town, possibly Quesnelle Forks, in the foothills of the Cariboo Mountains?

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Town, possibly Quesnelle Forks, in the foothills of the Cariboo Mountains?

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Date:

ca. 1860-1880

Reference:

R9266

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2838542

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition

Town, possibly Quesnelle Forks, in the foothills of the Cariboo Mountains?
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Date(s):

ca. 1860-1880

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 watercolour / aquarelle : watercolour, gouache, over pencil, scratching out on wove paper
Image 34.000 x 50.200 cm

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Subject depicts a landscape with a town predominant on the right bank. The river has big rapids and a large bridge in the background. There are mountains in the distance and large coniferous trees in the l.l., This image includes what appears to be a timber slide on the right bank., Note: a label fragment from the back of a frame was found in the collection. It refers to a B.C. view, and may apply to this watercolour. The fragment reads; W. Blakeney Esw. 'Rapids' British Columbia [and] British Columbie / Entry Rapids / EPB

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Artist: Unknown

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Sotheby's inventory no. W128

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Colour transparency available
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British Columbia

landscape
Source:

Private

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00499
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
No restriction on access or on use for publication or reproduction.

Item no. assigned by LAC [R9266] 499

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [00499] C-150292

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-499 Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana
Copyright: expired

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