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The Shannon Trophy

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

ca. 1816

Reference:

R9266

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3028344

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition

The Shannon Trophy
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

ca. 1816

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 print / estampe : engraving on wove paper
Support 57.500 x 45.700 cm
Platemark 50.400 x 43.900 cm

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Inside the circular border is an image of the Chesapeake and Shannon engaging in battle. In the cartouche, along the bottom, is a paragraph describing the capture of the Chesapeake on June 1st 1813. Below the circular border is another paragraph describing the style of the plateau and the allegorical images relating to the capture of the Chesapeake.

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Artist: Unknown

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Alpha-numeric note:

Sotheby's inventory no. P3850

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: in the plate: l.l.:Manufactured by S.Hougham & Co.; l.c.:London Published for the Proprietor Decr.2d.1816.; l.r.:Henry Meyer Execudit.
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event

évenement
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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03213
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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] 3213

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-3213
Copyright: expired/perimé

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