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Destruction of the Parliament Buildings, Quebec, 1854

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Date:

1854.

Reference:

R13281-11-7-E, Volume number: 2

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3970867

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P.M. O'Leary Collection

Destruction of the Parliament Buildings, Quebec, 1854
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Date(s):

1854.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 wood engraving : newspaper clipping
1 watercolour : monochrome grey wash with pen and black ink and charcoal over pencil on wove paper laid down onto cardboard ; 17 x 24 cm (image).

Language of material:

English

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Image depicts a town scene in Quebec City as the Parliament buildings are being destroyed by fire, with crowds of people, including soldiers, surrounding.
Drawing is after the wood engraving "Destruction by Fire of the Parliament Buildings, at Quebec" in the Illustrated London News, Feb. 1854. Clipping is attached to the mount.
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Artist: O'Leary, P.M. active 1853-1882

Publisher: Illustrated London News
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General note:

Acquired sometime before the initial cataloguing date of 1/5/20, written on the verso.

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Inscribed. Signed.
Recto, l.r.: P.M. O'Leary
Recto, l.c.: DESTRUCTION OF THE PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, QUEBEC. / 1854
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QUE., QUEBEC CITY - BUILDINGS, PARLIAMENT (1833-1854)

DISASTERS & ACCIDENTS - FIRES - 1854
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R13281]

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2 Item no. assigned by LAC 11

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Copyright : expired
Credit : Library and Archives Canada, R13281-11

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