Ruins of St. Eustache, Lower Canada.

Ruins of St. Eustache, Lower Canada.

Ruins of St. Eustache, Lower Canada.

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Introduction

This watercolor painting by Phillip John Bainbrigge depicts the ruins of St. Eustache, the site of a significant battle during the Lower Canada Rebellion in 1837. The rebels were defeated by the British army and the town was burnt. The specific Great Lakes nation of the figures depicted is not known.The painting is dated 14 December, 1837.

Nation of Maker: Other
Nation of Origin

Not certain which nation the person in the image is from.

Date Made or Date Range: 1837-12-14
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

LAC record

Materials

Watercolor paint; pencil; wove paper

Techniques or Format

Watercolour with scraping out over pencil. on wove paper.

Other Notes

Inscribed. Signed. Dated.

Inscription: in pencil, verso u.c.: S[^t.] Eustache. / after we had burnt it.; c.: attacked by the Royals, 32[^d.] 66[^th.] & 83[^d.] / Dec[^r] 14. 1837.

Dimensions: 0 × 27.7 × 15.3 cm
Condition: Good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

LAC record

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Mikan no.2836304
Link to Institution's Collections Database: collectionscanada.gc.ca
Exhibition History

Exhibition title: Image of Canada / Visage du Canada. Curators: Michael Bell, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1972.01.19 - 1972.03.15, cat. no.: no.9. Further venue: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Québec; 1972.08.10 - 1972.09.30.

Further venue: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario; 1972.11.16 - 1973.01.13.

Further venue: Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan; 1973.02.04 - 1973.02.24.

Further venue: Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba; 1973.03.19 - 1973.04.22.

Further venue: Glenbow Alberta Institute, Calgary, Alberta; 1973.10.01 - 1973.10.31.

Further venue: Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Colombia; 1974.12.01 - 1974.12.31.

Further venue: Victoria Art Gallery, Victoria, British Colombia; 1974.01.15 - 1974.02.15.

Further venue: Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland; 1974.04.01 - 1974.04.30.

Further venue: Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick; 1974.05.15 - 1974.06.15.

Further venue: Confederation Centre, Charlottetown, P.E.I.; 1974.07.01 - 1974.08.30.

Further venue: Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, Nova Scotia; 1974.09.15 - 1974.10.01.

Further venue: International Exhibition Foundation, Washington D.C.;1975.

Exhibition title: By The Soldiers of The Crown: Military Views, Maps, and Plans of Lower Canada. Curators: Musee Marsil de St. Lambert, St. Lambert, Quebec; 1992.06.02 - 1992.07.23.

GKS Reference Number: 1292
How to Cite this Item

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1983-47-94

Record Creation Context

This record was created by Anne de Stecher during an RAship for Prof. Ruth Phillips.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.3, -78.1

Source of Information about Places

St. Eustache is in the EAstern Great Lakes region.

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