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Title

Alice.

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Item (linked) part of

Art Album of Mary Louisa Lambton (1837-1839) (R977-18-8-E)

Date(s)

May 1838

Place

Atlantic Ocean

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

1 drawing: pencil, pencil wash and watercolour on blue wove paper, corners cut diagonally; 14.5x16.5 cm (image); 26x36 cm (folio)

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Title refers to the artist's sister, Alice Anne Caroline. Drawn on HMS Hastings. The figure is wearing boots, an outer garment with a sloping shoulder line and a poke bonnet with a cylindrical crown and a broad funnel brim. A ribbon is tied around the crown and under the chin. The figure is seated next to a dog. A mast and the rail are roughly sketched.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)

99: Closed pending processing

Volume
16

99: Closed pending processing

Archival reference no.

R977-63-2-E

Terms of use

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, and family fonds (R977). Copyright: expired/périmé.

Additional name(s)

Artist: Mary Louisa Lambton Bruce, Countess of Elgin and Kinkardine.

Additional information

Physical description note

Album of Mary Louisa Lambton, page 20.

Signatures and inscriptions

Inscription: signature (MLL) and date on the artwork; title written on the album page. Pencil frame drawn with a straight edge.

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

3994578