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Hamilton from bush corner of Burlington Beach near Brant House

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Date:

September 1883

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Box number: 2000790682

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Art

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Item ID number:

2903664

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Edward D. Roper fonds

Hamilton from bush corner of Burlington Beach near Brant House
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Date(s):

September 1883

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 watercolour / aquarelle : watercolour with pencil on wove paper
Support 30.100 x 40.300 cm

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Artist: Roper, Edward, 1833-1909

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Inscription: in pencil, verso: Hamilton [underlined] from the bush ["bush" underlined] corner of Burlington Beach near Brant House -/ the houses in Hamilton are white or light when black marks are = then are a few/ darker marks. lights are evidently roofs = ["roofs" underlined] Mountain has more lt shade/ on it more prup = The Trees are light [crossed out with two lines in pencil] right as to drawing [?] & position of/ lt & shade, but all want to be richer, deeper, green - and the flat... has very high lt. Lemon Y. on it, the lts. of sky are/ reflected to E. in water - Rushes & reeds are rt. as to color & motive./ In foregd. dead tall mulleins - plenty of Both= This for sketch as it is/ but when water is dead calm, reflect all [underlined] properly - Evening sky gives/ very pretty effect heighest lt. (after sun is set) is on dist./ water then land is purple Shad. behind & misty, then/ trees come in very rich with lt. W.R. & the sky repeats/ itself well ["well" underlined]= then are flocking bits all over water only/ visible when it is calm./ Sep. 1883
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landscape

paysage
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Private

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1989-176 DAP
00069
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
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Box [1989-176]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000790682 Item no. assigned by LAC 69

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1989-176-69
Copyright: Expired

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