1778 - 1847
Canadian
The Pont at Quebec - 1831
watercolour on card
inscribed on the tavern signs: "J. Cockburn & T.G. Marlay" and on verso signed, titled The Pont at Quebec and dated 1831
17 x 26 1/2 in, 43.2 x 67.3 cm
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CAD
Sold for: $49,250
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
PROVENANCE
Napoleon Drouin (1862 - 1934), Mayor of Quebec City
By descent to the present Private Collection, Ontario
A well-known aquatint of this scene was published by Ackermann & Co., London in 1833. The aquatint is titled 'Plate 2. This View of the Ice Pont formed between Quebec & Pont Levi, in the year 1831'
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