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La rue Lower Water, Halifax, vue depuis la porte de la garde

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Item

Date:

juin 1823

Reference:

R9266

Type of material:

Art

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Item ID number:

2898298

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition

La rue Lower Water, Halifax, vue depuis la porte de la garde
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Date(s):

juin 1823

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 aquarelle : aquarelle sur graphite sur papier vélin
Support 25.000 x 35.500 cm
Secondary support 29.700 x 42.200 cm

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Subject depicts a cityscape view of a road lined with buildings. ThOn the left hand side of the raod there is a building with a horse in front of it; this building has a sign that reads "LOWER / WATER / Street" The red brick building next to it has three signs on it. The sign on the left is "BULGER"; the middle signed reads "HIGGINS SC / BROWNE" and the sign on the right reads "ROSE". There are several other buildings along the left hand side of the street, but the signs are not legible., On the right hand side of there street there are 3 soldiers and a puppy; they are standing on the sidewalk where the main street is intersected by another one. On the far corner there is a building with a sign that reads " MUIRHEAD / SPIRITUOUS / LIQUORS"; the rest of the street is lined with buildings.

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Artist: Chichester, Charles, Sir, 1795-1847

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Alpha-numeric note:

Sotheby's inventory no. W161

Availability of other formats note:

transparent couleur disponible

Exhibitions note:

Titre d'exposition: La collection Peter Winkworth d'oeuvres canadiennes, Rivages rocheux et mer houleuse - La région de l'Atlantique. Conservateur : Jim Burant, Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 2006.03.05-04.22.2007.

Lieu de présentation supplémentaire: Centre des Arts de la confédération, Charlottetown, l'île du Prince-Édouard ; 2005.09.17- 2005.11.27.

Lieu de présentation supplémentaire : The Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, Nouveau-Brunswick; 2006.06.16-2006.09.03.

Lieu de présentation supplémentaire : The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John's Terre-Neuve et Labrador; 2007.02.02-2007.04.22.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: verso, h.c.: Lower Water St Halifax N.S. from gate of Main Guard; une liste sous cette inscription : house with wood round chimney Mrs. Moffats/with circular sign the Mermaid; beyond Mermaid Handlys store/then Michael Bennetts/Leslie boot maker/Robinsons hat store; et verso b.d. : Halifax begun June 1823 finished March 1823 [devrait être 1824?]/C. Chichester/Lt. 60ret
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vue de ville

Nouvelle-Écosse
Source:

Private

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00094
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
Aucune restriction sur l'accès physique ni sur l'utilisation pour publication ou reproduction

Item no. assigned by LAC [R9266] 94

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [00094] C-150424

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Crédit: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, no d'acc R9266-94 Collection de Canadiana Peter Winkworth
Droit d'auteur: Expiré

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