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His Excellency's Suite in a Barbers Shop, Quebec

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Date:

1881

Reference:

Box number: A088-01

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2838837

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Sydney Prior Hall fonds

His Excellency's Suite in a Barbers Shop, Quebec
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Date(s):

1881

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 drawing : pencil heightened with opaque white, grey wash, and gum arabic? on wove paper.
Support 30.300 x 38.000 cm
Image 30.300 x 38.000 cm

Language of material:

no language

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The drawing depicts the Marquis of Lorne and a few of his men getting a shave at the shop of Quebec City's famous Black barber, John Williams.
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Artist: Hall, Sydney Prior, 1842-1922

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

Depicted: Williams, John, 1834-1913

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

Removed from: Sketchbook: "Canada 1878 North-West 1881"

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Signed. Dated., Inscription: in pencil, recto l.r.: Sydney P. Hall. Quebec. 1881; in pencil, recto u.r. on sign: GEN. 'MONTCALM'S / OLD / HEADQUARTERS; in opaque white, recto u.c. on sign: J. WILLIAMS / PHYSIOGNOMICAL / HAIR CUTTER / CAPILLARY / ABRIDGER / AND / CRANIUM / MANIPULATOR / STUIDO / GEN. MONTCALMS OLD / HEADQUARTERS. 1881; in pencil, on album page (removed): His X's Suite in a barber's shop. Quebec; in pencil, recto u.r. on sign: GEN. 'MONTCALM'S / OLD / HEADQUARTERS; in opaque white, recto u.c. on sign: J. WILLIAMS / PHYSIOGNOMICAL / HAIR CUTTER / CAPILLARY / ABRIDGER / AND / CRANIUM / MANIPULATOR / STUIDO / GEN. MONTCALMS OLD / HEADQUARTERS
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QUE., QUEBEC CITY - BUILDINGS

Portraits

activity

SUBJ - SERVICES - PERSONAL GROOMING
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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1984-045 X PIC
00021
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
No restrictions on physical access, or on use for reproductions or for publication

Box [1984-045]

[Consultation 90 Open]

A088-01 Item no. assigned by LAC 21

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1984-045]

[Consultation 90 Open]

C-012820 Item no. assigned by LAC 21

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1984-45-21 / C-012820 / e010999657
Copyright: Expired

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