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William McGillivray

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Date:

ca. 1805

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Box number: MIN-041

Type of material:

Art

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Item ID number:

2837425

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Simon McGillivray fonds

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William McGillivray
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Date(s):

ca. 1805

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Place of creation:

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Extent:

1 painting : watercolour on ivory ; image : 7.0 x 5.6 cm (oval), frame : 20.0 x 18.2 cm (rectangle).
Support 7.000 x 5.800 cm
Image 6.000 x 3.400 cm
Platemark 20.000 x 18.500 cm

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William McGillivray (1764/5-1825) was the older brother of Simon. His father was Donald McGillivray and mother Anne McTavish (sister of Simon McTavish). He came to Canada in 1784 and joined the North West Company, becoming principal director in 1804. Fort Kaministiquia, the company's headquarters was renamed Fort William in his honour in 1807. He supported the union with the Hudson's Bay Company. He served during the War of 1812 and sat on the Legislative Council of Lower Canada from 1814 to 1825. This portrait, said to be of William looks similar to the miniature of Simon acquired from the same family source., The frame is a japanese lacquer, with gold profile and gold inner mat, with glazing. The author of the work is unknown. There is an oil portrait of the sitter said to be by Sir Martin Archer Shee in the National Archives collection; Shee was not known as a miniature painter. Dress of the sitter is approximately 1805. The style is very similar to the miniature of Simon McGillivray., Colour transparency: recto in frame
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Artist: Unknown Artist 259 fllg. early 19th century

Artist: McGillivray, William, 1764?-1825
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Availability of other formats note:

Colour transparency available

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition title: Small Wonders: A National Archives of Canada Exhibition of Portrait Miniatures; Exhibition of Reproductions. Curators: Martha Marleau, National Archives of Canada, cat. no.: 11a. Further venue: National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario: 1995.02.13-1995.06.26., Exhibition title: I Know You by Heart: Portrait Miniatures / Je vous connais par coeur : portraits en miniature. Curator: Johanna Mizgala. Library and Archives Canada Exhibition. New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick; 2012.09.20 - 2012.12.31., Further venue: Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; 2013.03.22 -2013.06.02

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed., Inscription: In type, verso: Thism [m is crossed out] miniature belonged to my brotherm [comma typed over letter m] / Professor R.M. Dawkins who died 4.5.55, / aet. 83. He wrote on the back "Probably / Simon McGillivray or one of his brothers, / cf. J.M.D.'s miniature of S.McG. and a / miniature of a lady which Edith has". / But from a portrait of Simon's brother, / William (of which I kept a photo in my / "disposals" file) it seems almost certain- / ly to be William McG. [last 5 words underlined] who died in London / 26.10.1825 ( [with slash over it] aet.60. (see Ross Robertson's / Hist. of Canadian Masonry). On having the / glass replaced, the picture was found to / be padded with scraps from The Times of / 25.6.1834, presumably the date of former / Framing. N.B. Simon had definitely fair / hair. / Oxford, 4th April 1956. [signed] June Dawkins. / J. McG. Dawkins./; in pencil: ? Could it be Duncan [underlined] / (Not likely). (Complete transcription)

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C-081845 : recto, detail portrait
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Portraits

Miniature
Source:

Private

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1972-094 PIC
00004
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
Restricted because of fragility. No restrictions on use for reproduction or publication

Box [1972-094]

[Consultation 90 Open]

MIN-041 Item no. assigned by LAC 4

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1972-094]

[Consultation 90 Open]

C-081845 Item no. assigned by LAC 4

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1972-94-4
Copyright: Expired

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