View of the Pierced Island, in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence
22 1/4 x 28 in 56.5 x 71.1cm
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "November 2017 Online auction" held on Thu, Nov 30, 2017.
Lot 432
Lot 432
Estimate: CAD $8,000 - $12,000
Realised: CAD $7,500
Realised: CAD $7,500
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
The Parker Gallery, London
Lieutenant-Colonel J.S. O'Meara, Quebec
Sold sale of John L. Russell Collection of Canadiana, Sotheby's Canada, November 12, 1987, lot 123
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
J. Russell Harper, Early Painters and Engravers in Canada, 1970, page 293
Notes:
Francis Swaine, an English marine painter, completed a number of paintings modelled on a set of engravings of Canadian views by Hervey Smyth in 1762 or 1763. Smyth, a topographer and Captain in the British army, was Lieut. Gen. James Wolfe's aide-de-camp, and fought alongside him during the Battle of Quebec in 1759. Smyth later returned to England with Wolfe's body.
The Parker Gallery, London
Lieutenant-Colonel J.S. O'Meara, Quebec
Sold sale of John L. Russell Collection of Canadiana, Sotheby's Canada, November 12, 1987, lot 123
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
J. Russell Harper, Early Painters and Engravers in Canada, 1970, page 293
Notes:
Francis Swaine, an English marine painter, completed a number of paintings modelled on a set of engravings of Canadian views by Hervey Smyth in 1762 or 1763. Smyth, a topographer and Captain in the British army, was Lieut. Gen. James Wolfe's aide-de-camp, and fought alongside him during the Battle of Quebec in 1759. Smyth later returned to England with Wolfe's body.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.