the watercolours of George Russell Dartnell, 1835-1844 /
by Honor de Pencier ; foreword by Jim Burant.
Toronto [Ont.] :
Dundurn Press,
1987.
1 online resource (112 pages) :
illustrations (some color)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-110) and index.
The early years, 1799/1800-1835 -- Posted to Canada, 1835-1844 -- The later eyars, 1844-1878.
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Posted to Canada examines, for the first time, the immense body of work created by George Dartnell, a British army surgeon stationed in Canada from 1835 to 1844. Dartnell, an accomplished and popular surgeon, sketched more than 150 scenes of a pristine Canada of dense forests, clear lakes and rough-edged beauty during his nine-year posting -- all of which form an important part of Canada's pre-photographic visual history. In this, the first book on Dartnell, his vibrant depictions of rural Quebec and Ontario, Montreal, Quebec City, Penetanguishene, London, and Port Talbot are examined in gre.