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Lieutenant General William Thornton

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Date:

n.d.

Reference:

R9266

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Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3030105

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition

Lieutenant General William Thornton
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Date(s):

n.d.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

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1 Print : Mezzotint on wove paper
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This is a portrait of Lt-Gen. William Thornton. He stands in front of a pile of papers and books and next to a table. Lt-Gen. Thornton proudly points to an open document that reads "SPEECH OF LT. GENERAL THORNTON HIS MOTION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS 7th OF MAY 1818 DECLARATIONS"., The bottom edge is browned.
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Artist: Varillat

Engraver: Turner, Charles, 1773-1857
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Sotheby's inventory no. P3284

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed., Inscription: in the plate: recto, b.: Lieutenant General William Thornton, First elected Representative in Parliament for New Woodstock 5th, Oct. 1812. The Coporation and Foremen of which Borough This Portrait is gratefully inscribed. (partial transcription)

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Portraits

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Private

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2002 DAP
03135
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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-3135
Copyright: expired / périmé

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