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Norway House, Manitoba

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Item (Accession level)

Date:

ca. 1843

Type of material:

Art

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Item ID number:

2962473

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Robert Irvine and Robert Michael Ballantyne collection

Norway House, Manitoba
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Date(s):

ca. 1843

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 watercolour / aquarelle : watercolour on paper
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The inscription on the verso of the drawing which identifies the view as Fort William is incorrect. The inscription is not by the artist., This watercolour is related to an illustration in Ballantyne's book "Hudson Bay," published in 1879 edition, facing p. 117. The illustration is titled "Norway House."

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Artist: Ballantyne, Robert Michael, 1825-1894

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Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: inscribed in pen and black ink, recto l.l.: RMB. [underlined, artist's monogram], Inscription: inscribed in pencil, verso c.l., written vertically : Prince of Wales / visit to uncle Hector / at Fort William / Hudson's ... [inscription covered by tape, inscription not in the artist's hand], Inscription: inscribed in blue ballpoint pen, verso c., written vertically : Hector Mackenzie Governor of Fort Willia ... married to Mary Howard Ballantyne / R.M. Ballantyne's oldest sister [inscription not in the artist's hand], Inscription: inscribed in pencil, probably by the artist, verso t.: [largely illegible because other inscriptions in other hands have been written over it and part of it is coverred by tape]

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122-080235-2
1995-054 DAP
POE 95-044 (1995-02-15)
POE 96-001 (1996-01-04)
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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1995-54-2
Copyright: Expired

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