Great Lakes Art Database

Amherstburg, from the North North West

Description
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Creator
Woolford, John Elliott, Artist
Item Type
Watercolor paintings
Description
Inscribed in ink, mount l.r.: Major J.E. WOOLFORD, Del. 1824; In ink over pencil, mount l.c. AMHERSTBURG, FROM THE N.N. WEST. A watercolour version by Woolford of this view "Amherstburg, looking up the river", 146 x 240 mm., is in N.G.C. (#23424). See 'Dalhousie Journals' v.2, pp. 77-78 (23-24 July 1821). This watercolour is the one listed in Sotheby & Co. (Canada) auction catalogue, Toronto, 1 November 1972, lot 168 (withdrawn from sale and returned to Library). TEC 775A. Catalogued June 1982
Notes
Water colour over pencil
Date of Original
23-24 July 1821
Dimensions
Width: 35.7 cm
Height: 20.1 cm
Subject(s)
Canoes
Piers & wharves
Local identifier
902-1-1 Cab IV (Woolford)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Amherstburg
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.0923200507805 Longitude: -83.1130679260254
  • Detroit River
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 42.04116 Longitude: -83.14965
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
Association for Great Lakes Maritime History
Website:
https://aglmh.net

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Amherstburg, from the North North West


Inscribed in ink, mount l.r.: Major J.E. WOOLFORD, Del. 1824; In ink over pencil, mount l.c. AMHERSTBURG, FROM THE N.N. WEST. A watercolour version by Woolford of this view "Amherstburg, looking up the river", 146 x 240 mm., is in N.G.C. (#23424). See 'Dalhousie Journals' v.2, pp. 77-78 (23-24 July 1821). This watercolour is the one listed in Sotheby & Co. (Canada) auction catalogue, Toronto, 1 November 1972, lot 168 (withdrawn from sale and returned to Library). TEC 775A. Catalogued June 1982