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Title

Series consists of

35 lower level description(s)

Arrangement structure

Series part of

Edward Ellice and family fonds [textual record (chiefly microform), graphic material] (R2823-0-1-E)

Accession

Katherine Jane Ellice Album [graphic material]

Date(s)

1838

Place of creation

Canada

Extent

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Series consists of watercolours and drawings by Katherine Jane Ellice (nee Balfour), dated 1838, all originally part of an album. There are depictions of sailors, passengers and cabins on the "H.M.S. Hastings", the first view of Quebec from the ship; views of and around her father-in-law's seigneury at Beauharnois and several interior scenes; portraits including those of Lady Emily and Lady Mary Lambton (daughters of Lord Durham), William Colbourne, Père Papineau (father of Louis-Joseph Papineau), Mrs. Eglantine Balfour ("Tina", her sister); St. Regis Indians; a self-portrait (her image reflected in a mirror); rebels at Beauharnois, etc. The artist kept a diary in which she refers specifically to some of these works.

Conditions of access

Terms of use

Watercolours and drawings: Copyright expired. Credit: National Archives of Canada.

Finding aid

Item level descriptions on-line on Minisis ICON database. FA-1990-215 (Electronic)

Additional name(s)

Ellice, Katherine Jane, 1814-1864.

Additional information

Source

Private

Related control no.

1990-215 DAP

MIKAN no.

178677