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A View of Fort George, Upper Canada, from Old Fort Niagara

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Date:

1813.

Reference:

R13133-327-6-E, Volume number: 29

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3974364

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Canadian Historical Prints and Watercolours Collection

A View of Fort George, Upper Canada, from Old Fort Niagara
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Date(s):

1813.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Publisher:

R. Ackermann,

Extent:

1 print : hand coloured aquatint on paper

Language of material:

English

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Image is a landscape view of Fort George, Upper Canada, seen across the water from Old Fort Niagara. On the right, an American flag is waving, and there are two figures in the foreground, one of which is a standing soldier in military uniform.

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Artist: Walsh, Edward, 1756-1832

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General note:

Item is of unknown provenance. Acquired sometime before the initial cataloguing date of 1/3/20, written on the verso. Date "Oct. 7 1955" is stamped on the verso.

Corresponds to item with copy negative number C-000026.

Inventory number: II-4c

Note on the state of conservation:

Paper has a water stain at the top right, and the right edges are freyed.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed.
Inscription: l/l E.W. in Locum deli.t. / A View of FORT GEORGE UPPER CANADA, From OLD FORT NIAGARA

Related material:

There are additional copies of this print in the Reford collection, acc. no. 1973-018 and Winkworth Collection, R9266.
Subject heading:

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ONT., FORT GEORGE

U.S., N.Y., FORT NIAGARA
Source:

Private
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R13133]

[Consultation 90 Open]

29 Item no. assigned by LAC 313

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright : expired
Credit : Library and Archives Canada, R13133-313

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