Canadian Scenery: a set of nine hand-painted lantern slides

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After William Henry Bartlett
Canadian Scenery: a set of nine hand-painted lantern slides
the mahogany mounts titled and numbered and with manufacturer's blindstamp 'SMITH MAUCHLINE MANUFACTURERS TO HIS MAJESTY'
oil on glass
circular
4¼in. (10.8cm.) diameter (9)

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Lot Essay

The views from Bartlett's Canadian Scenery (1840) comprise 'Bridge at Sherbrooke', 'Raft on the St Lawrence at Cape Sante', 'Light Tower near Coburg', 'Falls of the Ottawa at Les Chats', 'Timber Depot near Quebec', 'Wigwam in the Forest', 'Scene in the Bay of Quinte', 'Navy Island from the Canada side' and 'View from the Citadel of Kingston'.

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