Lot 319
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FISHER, George Bulteel, after – J.W. Edy, publisher. View on the St. Ann’s or Grand River. 1809.
FISHER, George Bulteel, after – J.W. Edy, publisher. View on the St. Ann’s or Grand River. 1809.

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FISHER, George Bulteel, after – J.W. Edy, publisher. View on the St. Ann’s or Grand River. 1809.

Second printing among the most beautiful prints of Canada ever published.

Hand-colored aquatint, image 425 x 620 mm. (Some light darkening.) Matted and framed. Deak 188.

Lot Essay

Second printing of one of a series of six North American views based on the drawings of Goerge Bulteel Fisher. “PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PRINTS OF CANADA EVER PUBLISHED were made from drawings by Lieut. G.B. Fisher” (Spendlove, p.22). Deak 188.

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