H.M. King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth arriving at Wolfe's Cove, Quebec, aboard R.M.S. Empress of Australia on 17th May 1939 for their Royal Tour of Canada

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Frank Watson Wood (1862-1953)
H.M. King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth arriving at Wolfe's Cove, Quebec, aboard R.M.S. Empress of Australia on 17^t^h May 1939 for their Royal Tour of Canada
signed, inscribed and dated 'THEIR MAJESTIES KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH ABOARD R.M.S. EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA, ENTERING QUEBEC HARBOUR 17^T^H MAY 1939 IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE AND CALM. THE ESCORT SHIPS H.M.S. SOUTHAMPTON AND GLASGOW - FRANK W. WOOD. 1939.' (lower centre)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
17 x 29 in. (43.2 x 73.7 cm.)

Provenance

with Leask Ward, London.

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Lot Essay

For further information on this lot please visit ww.christies.com. The first visit of a reigning monarch to Canada, the 1939 Royal Tour was a resounding success attracting huge crowds. The Royal couple visited every Canadian province, as well as the Dominion of Newfoundland and the United States. Frank Watson Wood accompanied King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as their official artist.

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