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A Glimpse of the Skating Carnival / The Mammoth Ice Lion / The Ice Condora / The Montreal Tandem Club Turn-out

Hierarchical level:

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Date:

1885.

Reference:

R13133-58-5-E, Volume number: 3

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3952291

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Canadian Historical Prints and Watercolours Collection

A Glimpse of the Skating Carnival / The Mammoth Ice Lion / The Ice Condora / The Montreal Tandem Club Turn-out
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Date(s):

1885.

Place:

Montreal:

Place of creation:

Canada

Publisher:

Burland Lithographic Co.,

Extent:

1 print : lithograph ; 41.3 x 58.4 cm (sheet).

Language of material:

English

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Recto : double-page image by Robert Harris entitled "A Glimpse of the Skating Carnival", depicting a crowd of people ice-skating, including children (left) and a jester (right). The focus is on a man and woman in the centre who gaze at each other while holding hands.
Verso: On one page, there are two images, entitled "The Mammoth Ice Lion", depicting an ice sculpture with a lion perched at the top, and "The Ice Condora", depicting a pyramidal ice castle surrounded by a crowd and fireworks, with the figure of a man on top.
On the second verso page, there is an image by H. Julien entitled "The Montreal Tandem Club Turn-Out", depicting people riding in horse-drawn sleighs, while a lone male figure stands at the left.
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Artist: Harris, Robert, 1849-1919

Artist: Julien, Henri, 1852-1908

Lithographer: Burland Lithographic Co

Montreal Tandem Club
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Note on the state of conservation:

Sheet is ripping vertically in the middle, at the top and bottom, along the fold line.
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Sports & Amusements - Winter Sports

Sports & Amusements - Skating
Source:

Private
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R13133]

[Consultation 90 Open]

3 Item no. assigned by LAC 57

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright : expired
Credit : Library and Archives Canada, R13133-57

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