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An iceberg, the HMS Terror and some walrus near the entrance of Hudson Strait [July 1836]
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Notice descriptive An iceberg, the HMS Terror and some walrus near the entrance of Hudson Strait [July 1836]
Date :ca. 1840Référence :R3881-80-8-E, Numéro de boîte : A009-02, A010-02Genre de documents :ArtTrouvé dans :Archives / Collections et fondsNo d'identification :2833849Date(s) :ca. 1840Équivalent bilingue :Lieu de création :Territoires du Nord-OuestÉtendue :1 watercolour: watercolour and gouache over pencil with scraping out on wove paper.
Support 28.300 x 23.000 cm
Image 17.400 x 11.900 cmLangue du document :anglaisPortée et contenu :The watercolour is accompanied by a note from George Back to a Lady Louisa., June 1979 - the drawing is attached u.l., u.r., l.r. corners to a mount. The l.l. corner has been detached from the mount.Nom(s) additionnel(s) :Information additionnelle :Note générale :The version of this watercolour acquired by the Canadian Museum of History in 2011 has been dated to July 1836 based on an entry in George Back's diary.Source du titre :The name of the ship is based on the title of a nearly identical watercolour by George Back: "H.M.S. Terror and one of her boats off a spectacular iceberg, apparently in the Davis Strait, between Canada and Greenland". The work was acquired by the Canadian Museum of Civilization from Bonhams of London in September 2011. The location of the ship is based on George Back's inscription on the verso of the Library and Archives Canada watercolour.Note sur les autres formats physiques disponibles :Colour transparency availableNote sur les expositions :Exhibition Title: Cosmos: From Romanticism to the Avant-Garde. Curator: Jean Clair, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec; 1999.06.17-1999.10.17
Further Venue: Centre de Cultura Contemporània, Barcelona, Spain; 1999.11.23-2000.02.20.
Further Venue: Palazzo Grassi, Venezia, Italia; 2000.03.24-2000.07.23., Exhibition Title: The Light that Fills the World. Curator: René Picard, Canadian Embassy Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.; 1989.09.19-1990.01.15, Exhibition title: Northwest Passage. Curators: Karen Ryan, Ph.D, Canadian Museum of Civilization / PMO Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario; 2013.03.11 - 2013.09.16Signatures et inscriptions :Inscribed. Signed. Dated., Inscription: Inscribed recto: in brushpoint, l.l. "G. Back"; accompanying note recto, in brown ink: "My dear Lady Louisa, / I am too unwell / to call on you but / I send you a little sketch / of an 'iceberg' with a Ship / and some Walrus - seen / generally in great / numbers about the entrance of Hudsons' / Strait."; Accompanying note verso, in brown ink: "Do not forget 'your' / sketch for me, and / in the hope that you / may pass an agree- / able summer - / ever bright and cheer / ful - believe me / Very Sincerely Yours / Geo Back / Via Milmancio [?] / Monday.Vedette-matière :Source :PrivéAutre no d'acquisition :1979-049 PIC
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Physical access restricted due to fragility. Use colour transparencies or microfichesBoîte [1979-049][Consultation Ouvert]A009-02 No de pièce attribué par BAC 1[Consultation Ouvert]A010-02 No de pièce attribué par BAC 1[Consultation Ouvert]Négatif de copie [1979-049][Consultation Ouvert]C-110045 No de pièce attribué par BAC 1[Consultation Ouvert]Modalités d'utilisation :Credit: George Back / George Back fonds / Library and Archives Canada
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