Lieutenant Philip John Bainbrigge (1817-1881)
Lieutenant Philip John Bainbrigge (1817-1881)

Quebec from Point Levi

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Lieutenant Philip John Bainbrigge (1817-1881)
Quebec from Point Levi
watercolour with scratching out on paper
9 ¼ x 13 ½in. (23.6 x 34.2cm.)

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Lot Essay

Bainbrigge, who entered the army as a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, was posted to Canada during the Rebellion of 1837-8. He sketched on his Canadian tour of duty (1837-1840s), and was in Quebec in 1837 and in Ontario (see lot 117) in 1840-41. Library and Archives Canada have a large collection of his Canadian sketches.

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