Isle of St. Helens from Montreal, ca. 1836.
Isle of St. Helens from Montreal, ca. 1836.
Isle of St. Helens from Montreal, ca. 1836.
Introduction
This is a watercolor painting by Phillip John Bainbrigee depicting a view of St. Helen's Island from Montreal. The specific Great Lakes nation of the woman in the painting is not known.It is dated c. 1836.
Nation of Maker:
None
Nation of Origin
Difficult to know the nation of the figure in the painting.
Date Made or Date Range:
183u
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
LAC record.
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Materials
Watercolor paint; pencil; wove paper.
Techniques or Format
Watercolour with blotting over pencil on wove paper.
Other Notes
Inscribed. Signed. Dated.
Inscription: in pencil, verso c.: I. St. Helens - from Montreal-; in pen and brown ink, recto l.l. on matte: Isle of S[^t-] Helens from Montreal. circa 1836.
Dimensions:
0 × 27.3 × 18.2 cm
Condition:
Good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
LAC record
Provenance
Current Location:
Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
Mikan. no. 2836315
Link to Institution's Collections Database:
collectionscanada.gc.ca
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
1298
How to Cite this Item
Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1983-47-119
Record Creation Context
This record was created by Anne de Stecher during an RAship for Prof. Ruth Phillips.
Approximate Place of Origin
46.8139, -71.208
Source of Information about Places
St. Helene is in the Eastern Great Lakes region.