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Title

[Niagara Falls].

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Item (linked) part of

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

Date(s)

14 October [1847]

Place

[Niagara Falls]

Place of creation

Ontario

Extent

1 drawing: pencil, blue wash and white highlights on blue wove paper; 12.2x18 cm (image); 27x36 cm (folio)

Language of material

English

Scope and content

A riverscape depicting a view of the Horseshoe Falls from below Table Rock. In the foreground below Table rock are several exposed rocks and a bare branch. Rocks are precariously balanced at the edge of Table Rock. The artist has shown the mist rising from the Falls.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)

99: Closed pending processing

Volume
17

99: Closed pending processing

Archival reference no.

R977-142-9-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 [17].

Signatures and inscriptions

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

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

3994717