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[On the road to St. Johns]

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Item

Date:

1882.

Reference:

R9266-84-0-E

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3838113

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2008 Acquisition

W.F. Rennie Newfoundland Album

[On the road to St. Johns]
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Date(s):

1882.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 watercolour : watercolour and pencil ; 26.6 x 46 cm (sheet); 40.9 x 59 cm (support).

Language of material:

English

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana [graphic material, textual material, cartographic material]

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To the left of the image the Government House is represented in the background. The building was erected in 1828.The construction of the Government House reflected the status of St. Johns as a British colony and a part of the Empire. The principal rooms for entertaining: a salon, dining room, and ballroom, along with the main entrance hall were laid out for ceremonial processions, and display befitting a governor. The exterior is of rough, red sandstone quarried at Signal Hill., Item consists of an unidentified landscape. The watercolour sketch is on folio 7, p. 13. Rennie has illustrated a view of St. Johns from the Mt. Scio area. There is a road with two pedestrians in the foreground passing by a grazing field for sheep and cattle.The Roman Catholic Cathedral in St. Johns is depicted in the background of this image. The church is at an elevation of three hundred feet above sea-level making it one of the most prominent architectural features of the city.

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Artist: Rennie, William F

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Rennie, William F : William F. Rennie was an amateur artist who, in 1862, was listed as secretary of St. John's Gas Light Company. In 1871, he was listed as also being Usher of the Black Rod, Legislative Council, and lived on Rennie's Mill Road. He notably created sketches for the May 6, 1871 issue of the Canadian Illustrated News, to which he contributed 2 artworks, of Cape Spear, and of Conception Bay. He also executed an album of sketches for Lady Glover in 1882.

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Sotheby's inventory number : 3CX3M

Note on the state of conservation:

Item is mounted on a support that has foxing and embrittlement.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed., Inscription: in watercolour, in the image, l.l.: 8

Source:

Private

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2008-00292-6
R9266
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Credit : Library and Archives Canada, Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, Acc. No. R9266-4170
Copyright : Expired

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