William Henry Edward Napier fonds [graphic material]
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William Henry Edward Napier fonds [graphic material]
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Record information William Henry Edward Napier fonds [graphic material]
Date:[ca. 1836]-1875.Reference:R8213-0-9-EType of material:ArtFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:186094Date(s):[ca. 1836]-1875.Place of creation:CanadaExtent:24 watercolours watercolour, opaque white, pen and ink, pencil.
2 sketchbooks.Language of material:EnglishAdded language of material:English, FrenchScope and content:Fonds consists of watercolours by William Henry Edward Napier entitled "Mont Royale, 1870", "Lower St. Lawrence", "Tadousac, 1863", "La Grand Mère", "Slave Falls, Winnipeg River, August 29, 1857", and "Monitor Black Feet Bay". Also included are untitled works depicting: a winter scene; a waterfall with distant figures fishing; figures in the wilderness near rapids; rapids and wilderness scene with native and non-native onlookers; two winter scenes of horse-drawn sleighs. Fonds also consists of a watercolour entitled "St. Boniface, Red River Settlement"; a watercolour depicting Quebec from Montmorency; a print signed "C.P. 1842"; and a watercolour entitled "Fort William, Lake Superior, Canada West, 1857", all by or attributed to William Henry Napier. Fonds also includes two sketchbooks and nine watercolours by William Henry Edward Napier, depicting scenes of Quebec and Ontario landscapes, portraits of political leaders as well as views of the United States and England.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Napier, William Henry Edward, 1828-1894 : William Henry Edward Napier (1828-1894) was born in Canada, the son of Duncan Campbell Napier, personal secretary to Lord Elgin. He became well-known as a civil engineer during the construction of the Grand Trunk Railway.
He was also an accomplished painter in watercolour. In 1857 and 1858, he served as chief engineer on the Canadian Government Exploring Expedition where he produced many of his best-known works including watercolour scenes from Lake Superior to the Red River settlement.
Napier moved to Scotland in 1870 where he died in 1894.Additional information:Custodial history:Watercolours acquired from family descendant Robert Lindemere of British Columbia, in 1948.Availability of other formats note:The copy negative numbers for the items digitized are C-013663 C-001065 C-114467 (colour transp.)(ICON).Related material:The Millicent Mary Chaplin Wildflowers album contains a Napier print; see 1997-365-1Subject heading:Source:Private -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:Graphic (art)[Consultation Open]Box [1948-111] A150-01[Consultation Open]Box [1974-051] BK-251[Consultation Open]BK-052 Item no. assigned by LAC 16; 30; 55[Consultation Open]Box [1950-063] BK-078[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Watercolours (accession nos. 1948-106 to 1948-117): no restrictions on use or reproduction. Copyright expired. Crown copyright on reproductions. Credit: National Archives of Canada. Must be consulted under close supervision for conservation purposes.
Sketchbooks and watercolours (accession no. 1974-051): no restrictions on use or reproduction. Copyright expired. Credit: Library and Archives Canada. Must be consulted under close supervision for conservation purposes.
Print and watercolours (acc. nos. 1950-63-7, 1968-115-1): no restrictions on use or reproduction. Copyright expired. Must be consulted under close supervision for conservation purposes.
Watercolour (acc. no. 1990-79-2): use for research purposes only. Copyright expired. Must be consulted under close supervision for conservation purposes.You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.
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