Evening Encampment By A River, 1857
Sheet 8 ins x 12.8 ins; 20.3 cms x 32.5 cms
made in 1857
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "The Canadian Salon" held on Thu, Oct 22, 2020.
Lot 47
Lot 47
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $5,000
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Collection of the artist, in Canada since 1857 when this lot was executed. Thence the collection travelled to Edinburgh, Scotland when Napier left Canada in 1870, remaining in Edinburgh until his death in 1894.
By descent to the artist's grandson, Alexander Napier Chinnery-Haldane of "GleneaglesÁ, Perthshire, Scotland
Sotheby & Co., Canada Ltd., 21 - 22 October, 1974, "The Napier CollectionÁ
The Estate of John M. Rogers, Toronto
By descent to the grandsons of John M. Rogers, Toronto
Notes:
William Henry Edward Napier was born in Quebec, Canada in 1829. He was the son of Duncan Campbell Napier, the personal secretary to Lord Elgin. In 1857, Napier acted as Chief Engineer on the Canadian Government Exploring Expedition with Henry Youle Hind (the older brother of Canadian artist W.G.R. Hind whose works are also included in this Private Collection of historic watercolours, see lots: ******).
Henry Youle Hind (1823-1908) wrote: Explorations in the interior of the Labrador Peninsula : The Country of the Montagnais and Nasquapee Indians, published by Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, London in 1863.
Collection of the artist, in Canada since 1857 when this lot was executed. Thence the collection travelled to Edinburgh, Scotland when Napier left Canada in 1870, remaining in Edinburgh until his death in 1894.
By descent to the artist's grandson, Alexander Napier Chinnery-Haldane of "GleneaglesÁ, Perthshire, Scotland
Sotheby & Co., Canada Ltd., 21 - 22 October, 1974, "The Napier CollectionÁ
The Estate of John M. Rogers, Toronto
By descent to the grandsons of John M. Rogers, Toronto
Notes:
William Henry Edward Napier was born in Quebec, Canada in 1829. He was the son of Duncan Campbell Napier, the personal secretary to Lord Elgin. In 1857, Napier acted as Chief Engineer on the Canadian Government Exploring Expedition with Henry Youle Hind (the older brother of Canadian artist W.G.R. Hind whose works are also included in this Private Collection of historic watercolours, see lots: ******).
Henry Youle Hind (1823-1908) wrote: Explorations in the interior of the Labrador Peninsula : The Country of the Montagnais and Nasquapee Indians, published by Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, London in 1863.
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