Great Lakes Art Database

Huron Church, Sandwich

Description
Creator
Walsh, Dr. Edward, Artist
Item Type
Lithographs
Description
One framed reproduction print of a watercolor painting entitled "A View of Detroit and the Straits, Taken from the Huron Church, June 22nd 1804."
The color print on linen paper shows a view of the Sandwich (Windsor, Ontario) shoreline in the foreground including the Huron Church (Our Lady of the Assumption) which was built in 1787. The Detroit River, Fort Lernoult (Detroit), and the Michigan shoreline are visible in the background.
Additional handwritten text along the bottom of the drawing reads "Here the Americans first landed to invade Upper Canada. The Straits are three miles across. Gen'l [Isaac] Brock returned the compliment and took Detroit."

The location is given as "Lat. 42.38, Long. 81.40."

The original watercolor painting was done by Dr. Edward Walsh whose name is shown near the lower right corner of the print. The print, likely make about 1935, is held in a plain brown wood frame with a wide white matte edge and protective glass.
Date of Original
1804
Date Of Event
1804
Dimensions
Width: 22 in
Height: 17 in
Subject(s)
Detroit Riverfront
Huron Church, Sandwich, Upper Canada
Local identifier
2006.004.133
Collection
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Detroit
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 42.3080425673872 Longitude: -83.0700347204208
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact
Detroit Historical Society
Email:jeremyd@detroithistorical.org
Website:
http://detroithistorical.org

Street/mail address:

Jeremy Dimick

Director of Collections & Curatorial

Detroit Historical Society

5401 Woodward Avenue

Detroit, MI USA 48202

P. 313.297.8391

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Huron Church, Sandwich


One framed reproduction print of a watercolor painting entitled "A View of Detroit and the Straits, Taken from the Huron Church, June 22nd 1804."
The color print on linen paper shows a view of the Sandwich (Windsor, Ontario) shoreline in the foreground including the Huron Church (Our Lady of the Assumption) which was built in 1787. The Detroit River, Fort Lernoult (Detroit), and the Michigan shoreline are visible in the background.
Additional handwritten text along the bottom of the drawing reads "Here the Americans first landed to invade Upper Canada. The Straits are three miles across. Gen'l [Isaac] Brock returned the compliment and took Detroit."

The location is given as "Lat. 42.38, Long. 81.40."

The original watercolor painting was done by Dr. Edward Walsh whose name is shown near the lower right corner of the print. The print, likely make about 1935, is held in a plain brown wood frame with a wide white matte edge and protective glass.