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Union Bridge, Ottawa [graphic material]

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Date:

ca. 1826-1828.

Reference:

Box number: A03301/X2

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2919659

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Union Bridge, Ottawa
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

ca. 1826-1828.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 watercolour / aquarelle : sepia wash over pencil on wove paper
Support 12.900 x 19.800 cm
Secondary support 22.300 x 27.300 cm

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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View of men working on the building of a bridge. This image is the third in a series of four.

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Attributed name: Bouchette, R. S. M. (Robert Shore Milnes), 1805-1879

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General note:

See R9266-3409: c (Third Bridge) for a Bouchette engraving of a similar scene.

Attributions and conjectures:

This watercolour is attributed to artist Robert Shore Milnes Bouchette.

Physical description note:

This item was originally mounted on card, along with MIKAN 2919659. This mount was kept and is located in the same container as the watercolour.

Custodial history:

Source of acquisition is unknown. This image is I-4 in the Robert Bouchette inventory list.

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition Title: History of Art and Artists of Ottawa and Surroundings 1820-1920. Curator: Pierre Arpin, The Gallery at Arts Court, Ottawa, Ontario; 1993.06.29 - 1993.09.05.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed., Inscription: in pen and black ink on secondary support, recto l.c.: UNION BRIDGE-OTTAWA.; l.l.: 3 (Complete transcription)

Related material:

See also MIKAN 2914401; 2914408, and 2919568 for related Union Bridge images.
Subject heading:

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Ontario

Ottawa (Ont.)

Architecture
Source:

Private
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Graphic (art)

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Box [0000-000] A03301/X2

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Copy negative C-002173

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada
Copyright: Expired

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