Great Lakes Art Database

Niagara and Fort George in 1805; View from Fort Niagara, N.Y.

Description
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Creator
Grier, Sir Edmund Wyly, Artist
Item Type
Watercolor paintings
Description
After two aquatints: one after George Heriot, in his 'Travels through the Canadas', London, 1807, plate facing p. 150 "British Fort at Niagara"; the other after Edward Walsh in 'The Repository of Arts', London, R. Ackermann, v.10, no. 58 (October 1813) facing p. 208 "A View of Fort George . . ."

Inscribed in brown brushpoint l.l.: E. Wyly Grier; In ink, l.c.: NIAGARA AND FORT GFORGE IN 1805.; l.l.: This picture is enlarged from one by Heriot, / published in his "Travels in Canada", 1806,; l.r.: and from Ackerman's (London) picture of Fort George, / taken about 1800.
Notes
Watercolour over pencil with ruled border of pencil and pale yellow wash. Mounted on cardboard
Date of Original
1896
Date Of Event
after original of 1807
Dimensions
Width: 56.3 cm
Height: 44.9 cm
Subject(s)
Forts & fortifications
Local identifier
JRR 1236 Cab IV (Grier)
Geographic Coverage
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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Niagara and Fort George in 1805; View from Fort Niagara, N.Y.


After two aquatints: one after George Heriot, in his 'Travels through the Canadas', London, 1807, plate facing p. 150 "British Fort at Niagara"; the other after Edward Walsh in 'The Repository of Arts', London, R. Ackermann, v.10, no. 58 (October 1813) facing p. 208 "A View of Fort George . . ."

Inscribed in brown brushpoint l.l.: E. Wyly Grier; In ink, l.c.: NIAGARA AND FORT GFORGE IN 1805.; l.l.: This picture is enlarged from one by Heriot, / published in his "Travels in Canada", 1806,; l.r.: and from Ackerman's (London) picture of Fort George, / taken about 1800.