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Title

Upper Part of St. Anne's Fall.

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Item (linked) part of

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

Date(s)

5 August 1852

Place of creation

Québec (Province)

Extent

1 watercolour: pencil, watercolour and white highlights on wove paper; 12.5x17.5 cm (image); 27x36 cm (folio)

Language of material

English

Scope and content

A landscape depicting the Saint Anne Waterfall cascading past the rock formations of the steep-sided gorge of the Saint Anne Canyon. Water mist rises above the Fall. The roots of the conifer trees growing on each side of the Fall have been exposed by erosion. The background consists of a densely wooded area.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)

99: Closed pending processing

Volume
17

99: Closed pending processing

Archival reference no.

R977-194-6-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 [65].

Signatures and inscriptions

Inscription: signature (MLE&K), date and title written on the artwork. Pencil frame drawn with a straight edge.

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

3994815