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Title

[Vulture and Dead Deer Stag]

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Item (linked) part of

Drawings, watercolors and lithographs by Mary Louisa Lambton Bruce [graphic material] (R977-29-2-E)

Date(s)

April 1852

Place

Quebec

Place of creation

Québec (Province)

Extent

1 print: lithograph printed in black; 15.8x25 cm (image); 30x38 (page)

Language of material

English

Scope and content

The subject is a vulture poised on an outcropping overlooking a dead deer stag. Another bird flies towards the scene. The naturalistic portrayal of animals was much appreciated in this period. This work may be the second in a sequence of two. See volume 23, item 6.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)

99: Closed pending processing

Volume
23 Item no. assigned by LAC 5

99: Closed pending processing

Archival reference no.

R977-222-7-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

Signatures and inscriptions

Inscription: date; untitled and unsigned. With the following inscription: "Drawn for the Benefit of the Female Orphan Asylum Bazaar".

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

3994888