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top: Fraser River Entrance bottom: Indian Torch Light Procession of Canoes at New Westminister

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Date:

1882

Reference:

Box number: A127-01

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2913575

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Sir John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne and 9th Duke of Argyll collection

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Date(s):

1882

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 watercolour / aquarelle : top: sepia and watercolour with pen and ink over pencil; bottom: watercolour over pencil on wove paper
Image 14.200 x 21.600 cm

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I-60, This piece has been removed from its original support and is now placed on another mount. This image was used in an exhibition., The top view depicts the expanse of the mouth of the Fraser River with the mountains beyond. The bottom view depicts a view from the water of New Westminster. In the foreground are many canoes bearing torchs. The mountains can be seen in the distance. These two scenes are reproduced in Lorne's book Passages from the Past, Vol. II, facing p. 478., The work is soiled, discoloured and buckled. The right edge is turned and creased slightly. The mount is discoloured and soiled.

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Artist: Argyll, John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Duke of, 1845-1914

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General note:

Removed from: Scrapbook: Princess Louise Scrapbook

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition title: Artists Overland, A Visual Record of British Colombia, 1793-1888. Curators: Bernice C. Gilmore, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, B.C.; 1980.09.10 - 1980.10.18. Further venue: Provincial Archives of British Colombia, Victoria, B.C.; 1980.11.03 - 1981.01.09.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: in pen and ink, verso c.: 1. Fraser River Entrance 2. New Westminister Torch Light Festival in the harbour of Louise (Partial transcription)

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C-111834 : C-111833 sheet

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Fraser River Entrance, 1882 [top.]
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New Westminster (B.C.)

British Columbia

landscape

paysage

CEREMONIES & VISITS - 1882 - MARQUIS OF LORNE - NEW WESTMINISTER

Fraser River Estuary (B.C.)

New Westminster (C.-B.)

Fraser, Estuaire du (C.-B.)
Source:

Private

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00062
1974-029 PIC
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]
nil

Box [1974-029]

[Consultation 90 Open]

A127-01 Item no. assigned by LAC 62

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1974-029]

[Consultation 90 Open]

C-111834 Item no. assigned by LAC 62

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1974-29-62
Copyright: Expired

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