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Cedars

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Date:

5 September 1849.

Reference:

R977-166-1-E, Volume number: 17

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3994762

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James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, and family fonds

James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, and family - Private Life

Lady Mary Louisa Lambton Bruce

Art Album of Mary Louisa (Lambton) Bruce (1847-1852)

Cedars
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Date(s):

5 September 1849.

Place:

St. Lawrence River:

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

1 drawing: pencil and white highlights on wove paper; 12x17.6 cm (image); 27x36 cm (folio)

Language of material:

English

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A landscape / marine scene depicting a view of the Beauharnois Canal at Cedars [Les Cèdres]. At the left of the work is the spire of Saint-Joseph-de-Soulange. At the right edge of the Canal is a bridge house with a gable roof and a chimney at the roof apex. In front of the building is a windlass connected to a lift bridge in the lowered position across the canal. Beyond the bridge, a vessel with a single square-rigged sail moves along the canal into the distance.

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Artist: Mary Louisa Lambton Bruce, Countess of Elgin and Kinkardine

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Physical description note:

Album of Mary Louisa (Lambton) Bruce, page [41] upper.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: date and title provided on the artwork; unsigned. Pencil frame drawn with a straight edge.

Source:

Private
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]

Volume [R977] 17

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, and family fonds (R977).
Copyright: expired/périmé.

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Date modified:: 2024-06-12