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The Most Reverend Alexander MacDonell [graphic material]

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Item

Date:

ca. 1823-1824.

Reference:

R13843-0-9-E, Box number: OP-0589/X1--OP-0589/X2

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2837378

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Bishop MacDonell Portrait collection

The Most Reverend Alexander MacDonell
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Date(s):

ca. 1823-1824.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 painting : oil on canvas ; 91.3 x 70.7 cm.
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Language of material:

no language

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Item consists of a portrait painting of Alexander MacDonell, the first Catholic bishop of Upper Canada.
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Artist: Shee, Martin Archer, Sir, 1769-1850

Depicted: Macdonell, Alexander, 1762-1840

Macdonell, Alexander, 1762-1840
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General note:

This painting was formly assigned to an unknown artist (no. 154), but it appears that this is the portrait done in England ca. 1823-1824 by Shee and not a copy of this portrait as previously thought. Several later copies of this portrait exist in private collections.

Availability of other formats note:

Colour transparency available: C-011059.

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition Title: Facing History - Portraits from the National Archives of Canada. Curators: Lydia Foy, Sylvie Gervais, Peter Robertson, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1993.05.27-1993.09.08

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Signed. Dated.

Related material:

The National Archives of Canada owns the print after this portrait, a mezzotint engraved by published by Charles Turner in 1825. See C-118175.

Container note(s):

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C-011059 : before conservation

Subject heading:

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Portraits

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1945-040 PIC

Other accession no.:

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1945-040 PIC
00001
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
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Box [1945-040] OP-0589/X1--OP-0589/X2

[Consultation 90 Open]

OP-0589/X1 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

OP-0589/X2 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1945-040]

[Consultation 90 Open]

C-011059 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit : Library and Archives Canada
Copyright : Expired
Restrictions on use : None

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