Aurora Borealis, Quebec, 25 Jan., 1837
19.39 cms x 22.5 cms (7.6 ins x 8.9 ins)
Inscribed With The Title On The Backing, Unframed
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Joyner's Canadian Art Auction" held on Mon, Nov 22, 2010.
Lot 94
Lot 94
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $4,000
Realised: CAD $6,844
Realised: CAD $6,844
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, England.
Literature:
Eva Major-Marothy, Archivaria, 29, Winter, 1989-90, pages 168-172, for an article entitled Captain George St. Vincent Whitmore: A Newly Discovered Military Artist
Notes:
The occurrence of “northern lights” in Quebec City on January 25, 1837 was so extraordinary that detailed descriptions celebrating the event filled the local newspapers. One article described a “gorgeous canopy in the heavens” which is clearly visible in this lot. In 1987, the National Archives of Canada acquired a watercolour by Captain Whitmore (1798-1851) of the Royal Engineers entitled Aurora Borealis, Quebec dated January 25, 1837 (Fig. 1: C-131918).
Whitmore arrived in Quebec during August, 1835 and in 1837 was in charge of putting Quebec City into a state of defence after the news of the first uprising in November of that year and commanded several militia regiments during the rebellion.
Private Collection, England.
Literature:
Eva Major-Marothy, Archivaria, 29, Winter, 1989-90, pages 168-172, for an article entitled Captain George St. Vincent Whitmore: A Newly Discovered Military Artist
Notes:
The occurrence of “northern lights” in Quebec City on January 25, 1837 was so extraordinary that detailed descriptions celebrating the event filled the local newspapers. One article described a “gorgeous canopy in the heavens” which is clearly visible in this lot. In 1987, the National Archives of Canada acquired a watercolour by Captain Whitmore (1798-1851) of the Royal Engineers entitled Aurora Borealis, Quebec dated January 25, 1837 (Fig. 1: C-131918).
Whitmore arrived in Quebec during August, 1835 and in 1837 was in charge of putting Quebec City into a state of defence after the news of the first uprising in November of that year and commanded several militia regiments during the rebellion.
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