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[The apse of Notre-Dame church in Montreal from the St Lawrence River]

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Date:

9 July 1838.

Reference:

R977-203-3-E, Volume number: 23

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3994837

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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

Drawings, watercolors and lithographs by Mary Louisa Lambton Bruce

[The apse of Notre-Dame church in Montreal from the St Lawrence River]
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Date(s):

9 July 1838.

Place:

Montreal:

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

1 watercolour : pencil and watercolour on wove paper; 12x25 cm

Language of material:

English

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The subject is an exterior view of Notre-Dame Cathedral, showing the apse, the central nave, the projection of the transept and the two unfinished towers covered with pitched roofs. Elements of the Gothic revival style include crockets and a lancet window in the apse. The bell tower of Notre-Dame Church is partially obscured by the tower at the right. In the foreground are buildings along the water's edge. A boat with two figures is in the River.

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

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Exhibitions note:

Included in the 2003 exhibition Culture and Democracy at Government House (Rideau Hall), Ottawa.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: title (Montreal) and date on the back; unsigned.

Source:

Private
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]

Volume [R977]

[Consultation 90 Open]

23 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[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:: 2024-06-27