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The Porcupine from Hudson's Bay

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

1742

Reference:

R9266

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3018763

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition

The Porcupine from Hudson's Bay
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Date(s):

1742

Place:

London (England):

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 print / estampe : etching with watercolour
Support 22.500 x 29.300 cm
Platemark 18.800 x 26.500 cm

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This is a plate from an unidentified book. The literature on George Edwards does not mention a book or portfolio of animal prints. See P334 or P335 for other prints from the same series. Also see P406 for a German version of this print copied from Edward's print.

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Artist: Edwards, George, 1694-1773

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Alpha-numeric note:

Sotheby's inventory no. P344

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition Title: The Peter Winkworth Collections of Canadiana: Vast New Lands- Canada's Northwest. Curator: Jim Burant, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 2006.11.25 -2007.08.29.

Further Venue: Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba; 2006.11.25-2007.01.21.

Further Venue: Red Deer and District Museum, Red Deer, Alberta; 2007.02.17 - 2007.04.15.

Further Venue: RCMP Heritage Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan; 2007.06.30-2007.08.29.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: Inscribed in the plate, l.r.: Published according to act of Parliament May 1742 Geo Edwards; l.l.: the Porcupine from Hudsons [sic] bay; l.l. in image: September [?] 29 1741; l.c.: 52 [plate or page number]

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animal

Source:

Private

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02520
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Item no. assigned by LAC [R9266] 2520

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-2520 Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana
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