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John Richardson Family Collection [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Accession

Date:

before 1831.

Reference:

1991-343 DAP, 119-080143-4

Former BAN no.:

119-080143-4

Local class no.:

0330-A340-02

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

17121

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Accession includes:

2 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

before 1831.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 painting watercolour

Language of material:

English

Provenance:

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National Archives of Canada. Documentary Art and Photography Division. Portrait Collection

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Graphic (art): (Electronic) Description item-level on line

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General note:

Portrait in miniature of John Richardson (1754-1831), Montreal businessman, fur trader, and politician. Attributed to William Berczy.
A second miniature from the Tower estate of Richardson's daughter, Mrs. Auldjo. See the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Volume VI, 1821-1835, pp. 639-647..

Custodial history:

Provenance: Sold at Estate auction of Graham Tower, Canadian banker, who acquired the miniature through family descent.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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00001
1991-343 DAP

Former registration no.:

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91-260

Other accession no.:

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1991-343 DAP
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
\\ Start date: 1991-07-31. Documents must be consulted under close supervision for conservation reasons.

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Nil
Copyright: Expired
Credit: National Archives of Canada
Graphic (art): Nil
Graphic (art): Copyright: Expired
Graphic (art): Credit: National Archives of Canada

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