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Title

Thousand Islands.

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Item (linked) part of

Art Album of Mary Louisa (Lambton) Bruce (1847-1852) (R977-19-X-E)

Date(s)

5 October [1847]

Place

St. Lawrence River

Place of creation

Canada

Extent

1 drawing: pencil, watercolour and white highlights on wove paper; 9.1x12.3 cm (image); 27x36 cm (folio)

Language of material

English

Scope and content

A riverscape depicting islands and vegetation in the Thousand Islands archipelago in the St. Lawrence River. In the centre of the work at the foreground a bird skims the surface of the water.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)

99: Closed pending processing

Volume
17

99: Closed pending processing

Archival reference no.

R977-133-8-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) Bruce, page [9].

Signatures and inscriptions

Inscription: date and title provided on the artwork; unsigned. Pencil frame drawn with a straight edge.

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

3994708