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Battle of Niagara / from a sketch by Major Riddle

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Date:

1815

Reference:

R9266

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3030163

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition

Battle of Niagara / from a sketch by Major Riddle
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Date(s):

1815

Place:

Philadelphia:

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 Print / Estampe : aquatint on laid paper
Support x cm

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This image depicts a battle between the British and American troops. The British are invading the Americans by foot, or on horseback and setting off canons., This print is considerably dirty on the border and the bottom edge is torn.
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Artist: Riddle, Major, fl. 1813-1820

Engraver: Strickland, William 1788-1854
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General note:

This print was published in the September 1815 issue of the "Port Folio" magazine. This periodical, founded in Philadelphia in 1801, was "Devoted to the Useful Science, the Liberal Arts, Legitimate Criticism, and Polite Literature," and it included a number of illustrations. American artist and architect William Strickland produced numerous aquatints for the "Port Folio."

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Sotheby's inventory no. P2232.
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activité militaire

Military Activity
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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03301
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Graphic (art)

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No restriction on access or on use for publication or reproduction

Item no. assigned by LAC [R9266] 3301

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Copyright: expired / périmé
Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-3301

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