Great Lakes Art Database

Toronto in 1849

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Creator
Grier, Sir Edmund Wyly, Artist
Item Type
Watercolor paintings
Description
View keyed c.r. to c.l., in red ink A to I inclusive, and in black ink 1 to 33 inclusive, referring to printed JRR key; numerals refer also to key in 'Landmarks of Toronto' v.2, pp. 812-15. Pen & ink inscriptions l.r. to l.l. have been covered with tempera (perhaps by Owen Staples, 1914, when JRR printed caption was made). Printed JRR key (referring to the present as "(1914)") now separate. After a drawing by Francis H. Granger (B 13-136). JRR catalogue and printed key date this view 1851; JRR 1912 catalogue dates it 1849. Shows from Gooderham wharf, w. of Trinity St., at the right to Fort York at the left. JRR (1912) 515. Rev. December 1981
Notes
Water colour, pen & ink and tempera on 2 sheets joined together
Date of Original
1849
Dimensions
Width: 139.8 cm
Height: 46 cm
Subject(s)
Local identifier
JRR 341 Fra
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.6397644831933 Longitude: -79.365144909668
Creative Commons licence
Public Domain [more details]
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to the applicable Canadian or American laws. No restrictions on use.
Contact
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Toronto in 1849


View keyed c.r. to c.l., in red ink A to I inclusive, and in black ink 1 to 33 inclusive, referring to printed JRR key; numerals refer also to key in 'Landmarks of Toronto' v.2, pp. 812-15. Pen & ink inscriptions l.r. to l.l. have been covered with tempera (perhaps by Owen Staples, 1914, when JRR printed caption was made). Printed JRR key (referring to the present as "(1914)") now separate. After a drawing by Francis H. Granger (B 13-136). JRR catalogue and printed key date this view 1851; JRR 1912 catalogue dates it 1849. Shows from Gooderham wharf, w. of Trinity St., at the right to Fort York at the left. JRR (1912) 515. Rev. December 1981