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Lord Strathcona miniatures collection [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1685-1914.

Reference:

R5238-2-5-E

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

165271

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Sir Donald Alexander Smith, Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal fonds

Lord Strathcona medals and portraits collection

Lord Strathcona miniatures collection
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Sub-series includes:

9 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1685-1914.

Place of creation:

United Kingdom

Extent:

9 paintings watercolour on ivory and enamel on copper.

Language of material:

English

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Portrait miniatures acquired by Lord Strathcona during his lifetime, including portraits of Queen Victoria, King George IV, Mary Queen of Scots, Cecil Rhodes and of several unidentified 17th, 18th and 19th centure individuals, including one woman. Works by or after Franz Winterhalter, Frederick Lorenz, Henry Bone, and others.

Finding aid:

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On-line on Minisis at item-level. (Electronic) 1959-1-1 to 1959-1-9

(Paper) Accession file. 1959-1.

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Custodial history:

The collection originally called the Lord Strathcona Medallic Collection was given to the Medal Collection of the Archives Museum in May 1959 from which which 9 miniatures and 2 photographic items were transferred to the Picture Division in May 1959. These 9 miniatures are part of the 11 items transferred to the Picture Division.

Source:

Private

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1959-001 PIC
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Graphic (art)

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Open.
Credit the National Archives of Canada.
Copyright: Expired. Crown copyright on reproductions.

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