William Simpson Sketchbook [graphic material]
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Record information William Simpson Sketchbook [graphic material]
Date:1855-1857Reference:Box number: BK-079Type of material:ArtFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:2938271Date(s):1855-1857Place of creation:CanadaExtent:1 sketchbook (33 folios): 27 drawings (pen and ink, pencil, watercolour); 13.5 x 20.7 cm. (sheets).
Support 12.800 x 20.700 cm
Secondary support 13.500 x 20.700 cmLanguage of material:EnglishScope and content:The contents of the sketchbook reveal that the artist kept this sketchbook between August 1855 and November 1857, with the earliest views dated at Grand River, Canada West, and the latest view being done of Belle-Isle on the coast of Labrador, suggesting that the artist may have been on his way back to the United Kingdom. There are views on the St. Lawrence River, of the Beauharnois canal, in the Thousand Islands, and of Brockville and Toronto, but the majority of identified views relate specifically to Hamilton and vicinity, including three views of Burlington, two of Grand River, and one of Tiffany Falls, as well as several clearly identified views of Hamilton, all dated to 1856.Provenance:Additional name(s):Additional information:Custodial history:Acquired from Toronto dealer Don Lake in 1985, who in turn had acquired it from Jeff Towns, a book dealer in Cardiff, Wales, who presumably acquired it from family descendants.Signatures and inscriptions note:Inscribed. Signed. Dated., Inscription: Not transcribed.Source:PrivateOther accession no.:1985-077 PIC
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